Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• have to: Must do
• pack up: To put things into boxes and take them home
• walk with: To accompany someone while walking.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• according to plan: Following the original plan or schedule without deviation.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• show off: To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
• got to: To arrive at some place
• stumble upon: To accidentally discover or meet
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• put it together: To assemble or construct something from separate parts.
• falling apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• get soaked: To become completely wet; drenched.
• without fail: Certainly; always; surely.
• go shopping: To go to stores to buy things
• at least: As a minimum
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• feel right: To seem correct or appropriate; to give a sense of being morally or ethically sound.
• check out
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• soak: To make something completely wet
• narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
• crisp: To make or become dry and crisp, as with heat
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• successful: Having the desired effect or result
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• minimize: To make something seem small or less important
• lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
• patrol: Person or group who checks an area is safe
• evil: Act considered morally bad
• store: To put things in a place for later use
• tourist: Someone who travels to a place for pleasure
• squid: Sea creature with ten arms, and a long thin body
• goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
• geography: Study of the earth and its natural features
• blonde: Having hair of pale yellow color; of such hair
• network: Group of computers connected to each other
• niece: Daughter of your brother or sister
• octopus: Sea creature with eight arms or tentacles
• crazy: Mentally ill; mad
• checkout: Counter in a supermarket where you pay for goods
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
• typhoon: Tropical cyclone created over oceans
• sushi: Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
• grandma: Mother of your father or mother