Vocabulary

• tune up: To adjust car engine, etc. so it works perfectly
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• have to: Must do
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• snap to: To suddenly become alert and attentive to what is happening.
• turn on
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• set up
• fix the problem: To find a solution to a problem; to repair something that is broken.
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• take it slow: To proceed at a relaxed and unhurried pace.
• see to: To attend to; take care of
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• fall into place: To arrange neatly or tidily; to start to make sense
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• bounce around: To move in an energetic and lively manner; to jump or spring about.
• bump into: To meet someone accidentally
• move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
• close by: Near in distance; nearby.
• warm up: To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
• by accident: Without intending to; unintentionally.
• fix up: To repair
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• take good care: To look after someone or something well; ensure their well-being.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• leave: To go away from; depart
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• steam: Mist collecting on a surface when wet air cools
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• tweak: To make a small change or adjustment
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• assembly: Process of putting the parts of something together
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• vent: To express anger or grievance loudly/with feeling
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• deep: Complex and important
• seaweed: Plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
• boil: To become extremely angry or excited
• wire: Thin, flexible thread of metal
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• fix: Answer to a problem
• mud: Soft, wet dirt
• trench: Long narrow hole dug in the ground
• cap: Covering for the end or top of something
• shiver: Act of shaking from fear or cold
• anymore: No longer; no more
• sulfur: Smelly yellow chemical often found near volcanoes
• generator: Machine that produces electrical power
• midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
• sideways: Moving, facing, or directed toward one side
• kelp: Large brown seaweed with fluted leathery fronds
• aye: Yes', when voting, or in certain spoken contexts
• seafloor: Bottom of the sea