Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• have to: Must do
• equal parts: Amounts that are the same in size or quantity.
• jump on: To criticize someone suddenly and strongly.
• get stuck in: To become enthusiastically involved in something.
• stay together: To remain in a relationship or partnership.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• shopping area: A place where there are many shops.
• up close and personal: Very near or intimately, often in detail or physically close.
• feel for: To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• warm up: To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• look back: To think about past events
• look over: To check something to see it works well; inspect
• check out
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• adrenaline: Chemical in the body that responds to stress, fear
• barely: Only just; just possible
• creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
• dude: Form of address for a man
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• obstacle: Object that blocks a path or course
• butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• hop: Dance party
• slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
• glorious: (Of a hero, achievements) deserving praise and awe
• badge: Material with a pin to show membership in a group
• great: Very good; better than before
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• land: Region or country
• tame: Not wild; trained to obey people
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• mount: To attach something to something else
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• ridge: Edge where two leaning surfaces meet
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
• forest: Large area with many trees
• volcanic: (E.g. of a temperament) easily angered; violent
• graceful: Showing beautiful movement, behavior or form
• zip: To compress digital documents into one file
• safari: Tour to watch animals in their natural environment
• hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
• nestle: To be sheltered or protected by e.g. trees, hills
• getaway: Rapid escape (as by criminals)
• afar: From far away
• honorable: Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• excite: To make something or someone become more active
• ciao: (Italian) hello or goodbye
• skyline: Outline of objects seen against the sky
• sky: The place where we see clouds above us
• superhero: Fictional character who fights evil
• villa: A large house in the country, often for pleasure
• ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
• uncle: Brother of a parent or the husband of your aunt