Vocabulary

• due to: Because of; owing to
• in a box: Contained or confined inside a box or small space.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• have to: Must do
• in charge: To be responsible for
• lie down: To put your body in a flat position, as to sleep
• report back: To give information about something that has happened or been done.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• address: Exact street location of a place
• acronym: A word made from the first letters of other words
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• due: When something is required or expected
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• bounce: A person's energy or confidence
• straw: Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
• proceed: To continue to do something; carry on
• buddy: Friend, usually male
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• agent: Chemical with the power to make chemical reactions
• shield: A family's coat of arms or insignia
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
• breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• monitor: To observe and keep a record of something
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• screen: To hide or block something from being seen
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• penetrate: To enter or pass through something
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• basement: Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• frown: When you pull your eyebrows together to show anger
• fury: Rage; violent anger
• lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
• disappointment: Feeling or state of not being satisfied
• tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• maiden: Being the earliest or first
• upside: Above, over
• tinker: To make small adjustments to repair or improve
• platypus: Small Australian aquatic animal with a broad tail
• nick: Person's name
• robotic: Concerning mechanical robots
• ray: Person's name
• spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
• hulk: Large object, e.g. a boat
• superhero: Fictional character who fights evil
• fedora: Hat made of felt with a brim and a creased crown