Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• clock on: To register the start time of work using a time clock.
• take a bow: To bend your head or body forward as a sign of respect or thanks to an audience.
• make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
• to the moon: Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• bring out: To formally introduce a girl/ woman to society
• last summer: The summer before this one.
• spend more time: To dedicate a greater amount of time to a particular activity or person.
• roger that: Acknowledge and confirm receipt and understanding of a message or instruction.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• finish up: To complete or bring something to an end.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• up to no good: Engaged in dishonest, harmful, or mischievous activity.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• pull a muscle: To strain or injure a muscle.
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• sneak: To move around in a way so no one will see you
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• innate: Being part of something's nature
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• bust: To arrest people involved in crime
• anticipation: Pleasurable feeling about a future event
• monologue: Long speech given by one person, often in a play
• bounce: A person's energy or confidence
• calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• premiere: First performance of a show, film, play in public
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• point: An item to be discussed
• attachment: Act of connecting one thing to another
• bow: To (cause to) curve or bend
• great: Very good; better than before
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• duty: Work required by your job or position
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
• booth: Small area where someone does something privately
• peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
• spice: Plant used for making food sweet or hot-tasting
• shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• festival: Cultural event with a program of events
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• annoy: To make someone angry
• dart: To move suddenly away; race away
• aquatic: Living or growing near or in water
• venomous: Extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• corny: Silly or sentimental, e.g. because old-fashioned
• balloon: Thin bag of rubber filled with air, used as a toy
• tub: Another word for a bath
• participation: Act of being involved in something
• warm: To become more friendly or to like something
• vacation: Time off work used for relaxation or travel
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• backyard: Made in an amateurish or non-professional way
• word: Unit of language that has a meaning
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• update: Addition of a current version of something
• arrive: To reach the place you are traveling to
• robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
• top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
• platypus: Small Australian aquatic animal with a broad tail
• bull: Large male animal such as a cow or elephant
• semi: A prefix meaning 'half'