Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• going on: To continue doing something
• green light
• crush on: To have a brief but intense infatuation with someone.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• killing two birds with one stone: To achieve two aims with a single effort or action.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• slightly: Only a little
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• interpret: To express so that others understand it
• barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• intestine: Long tube in the body for digesting food
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• disguise: Change in appearance so you will not be noticed
• attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
• adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
• circulation: Movement of blood through the body
• chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
• altogether: All things considered
• downside: Negative aspect of something
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• devour: To eat quickly and hungrily
• relieve: To make less boring by making some change
• bloodstream: Blood flowing through the circulatory system
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
• piece: A counter in a board game
• sticky: Easy to adhere or stick to other things
• peripheral: Computer devices attached to the computer
• spoiler: Bar mounted on rear of fast car to stop it lifting
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• part: Division of a book
• elbow: Middle part of the arm, which bends
• area: Amount of measured space
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• portal: Type of gate or entry point, e.g. to the internet
• painkiller: Medicine used to relieve pain
• witchcraft: Performing magic using spells, often to harm
• aspen: Kind of tree