Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• look around: To explore a place; search for something.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• at sea
• land on: To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
• speak of: To mention someone or something in conversation.
• steer clear of: To avoid someone or something that seems unpleasant, dangerous, or likely to cause problems.
• beneath the surface: In or under the outer layer of something, often physically below.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• at least: As a minimum
• pitch black: Extremely dark; completely without light.
• below the surface: Hidden emotions or issues not immediately visible.
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• contrary to: In opposition to; against.
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• have to: Must do
• on the beach: Located on the sandy or pebbly area bordering a body of water.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• obstacle: Object that blocks a path or course
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• immense: Very great in size or amount
• sake: Japanese rice wine
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• contrary: (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• steer: A cow
• withstand: To remain unaffected by something or someone
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• slam: To criticize sharply
• belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• perilous: Extremely dangerous, risky
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• suspend: To hang something or someone from something
• rebound: Bouncing off something, then going back into play
• land: Region or country
• flare: To become angry or excited suddenly
• lava: Very hot liquid rock flowing from a volcano
• plasma: Substance in which the blood cells are carried
• lousy: Very poor or bad; disgusting
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• prominence: State or quality of being important or well known
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• powerhouse: Highly energetic and indefatigable person
• spacecraft: Vehicle capable of traveling to outer space
• helium: Light, colorless gaseous element with no smell
• close: Almost; near
• radius: Area around a certain point
• plume: Bird's feather, especially when colorful
• blister: To form a painful spot on the skin after rubbing
• corona: Outermost region of the sun's atmosphere
• outermost: Situated the farthest possible point from a center
• rhino: Large mammal with one or two horns on its nose
• incoming: Coming toward a place or position; arriving