Vocabulary

• going on: To continue doing something
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• first up: Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
• in question: Being doubted or disputed; under discussion.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• have to: Must do
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• bizarre: Odd or strange
• spot: A certain place or area
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• tiny: Very, very small
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• segment: Part divided from the other parts of something
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• defy: To refuse to obey; be resistant to
• detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
• rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
• intensely: In a manner that is very strong or extreme
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• drown: To kill something by putting it under water
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• sculpture: Work of art made by cutting stone, wood, clay etc.
• antarctica: An extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to , feet deep
• own: To have something as your property
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• cosmic: Concerning space and the universe
• deep: Complex and important
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• backfire: (Vehicle) to explode fuel in the muffler
• happen: To take place or occur
• band: Group of people who work together e.g. play music
• rail: To complain or object forcefully
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• wildlife: All wild animals
• cleanliness: Keeping yourself clean; state of being clean
• subway: Train system running under the ground in a city
• curry: Indian food made of vegetables, meat and spices
• isle: Poetic, or in place names island
• cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
• lifeguard: Person at a beach or pool who can rescue swimmers
• poodle: Type of dog with curly hair, often cut elaborately
• defender: Fighter who fights against attack
• chutney: Spicy condiment of fruits with sugar and spices
• mongoose: Small furry animal that kills snakes, rats etc.