Vocabulary

• smell out: To discover or find something by careful searching.
• funny business: Dishonest or suspicious activity.
• at school: Present and attending school.
• go on: To continue doing something
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• under the weather: Slightly ill; not feeling well.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• on a trip: Traveling; away from home for a period of time.
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• break into: To start suddenly (crying, panicking, etc.)
• for sale: (object) that people can buy
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• coincidence: Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• initially: At first; originally
• stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• respond: To answer something or someone
• mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
• garage: Place for keeping a car
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• sour: (Of relationship) to cease to be good or friendly
• abnormal: Not normal, not typical, not usual, not regular
• elbow: Middle part of the arm, which bends
• fix: Answer to a problem
• yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
• bob: To move up and down repeatedly
• headache: Pain in the head
• misbehavior: Naughty, rude or improper behavior