Vocabulary

• check up on: To investigate or inspect
• of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
• at least: As a minimum
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• dry off: To remove moisture from oneself by wiping.
• have to: Must do
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• on the run: Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• insane: Mentally ill; crazy
• appreciate: To rise in value (of property or belongings)
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• amount: Quantity of something
• dude: Form of address for a man
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• pile: Large amount of something
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• tiny: Very, very small
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• fabric: Cloth or material
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• retrieve: To find and bring in animals during a hunt
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• delivery: Way someone acts when speaking publicly
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• alive: Living; not dead
• impressed: To make an emotional or cognitive impact upon
• crunchy: (of food, snow) making a soft compacting sound
• bind: To cover a wound, as with a bandage
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
• submarine: Ship that travels above and below the sea
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• shady: Dark because something blocks the light
• knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• glossy: Smooth and shiny
• speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
• owl: Bird with large eyes that hunts at night
• cutlery: Tableware implements for cutting and eating food
• microwave: Cooking appliance using electromagnetic waves
• leisurely: Not hurried or forced
• woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
• getaway: Rapid escape (as by criminals)
• shampoo: Substance used to wash the hair
• boo: To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
• cocoa: Brown powder from a large bean, used for chocolate
• hitman: Criminal hired to kill someone
• funnier: Being more amusing than
• llama: Wild South American animal related to camels
• shortbread: Very rich thick butter cookie