Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• in detail: Thoroughly and completely; giving full particulars.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• land on: To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• piece together: To assemble or put together from fragments or parts.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• have to: Must do
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• bounce back: To return quickly to a normal condition after a difficult situation or illness.
• go find: To search for and locate someone or something.
• sound off: To voice your opinion loudly at someone
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• on a level: In a fair and equal manner; with equal opportunities.
• for fear of: Because of anxiety or apprehension that something undesirable might happen.
• step to: To approach someone or something, often with a specific purpose.
• for the better: Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• at odds: In a state of conflict or disagreement
• for the sake of: For the purpose of; in the interest of.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
• spot: A certain place or area
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
• precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• tiny: Very, very small
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
• huge: Very very large
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• blurry: Being indistinguishable or unclear in shape
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• lawn: Fine cotton cloth, either plain or printed
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• penetrate: To enter or pass through something
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• datum: Item of factual information
• terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
• radar: Radio device used to find the location of objects
• unknown: Not being known or famous
• robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
• topography: Physical land form, such as mountains and valleys
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• submersible: Capable of functioning while submerged
• diver: Person swimming under water
• sonar: System using sound waves to detect objects