Vocabulary

• for all that: Despite that; even though.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• hand off: To transfer responsibility or control to someone else.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• go on: To continue doing something
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• blast: To attack someone with words
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• manner: The way a person acts, talks, or behaves
• curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• leave: To go away from; depart
• idiot: A person who is foolish or not very smart
• prank: Trick performed to make people look foolish
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• tick: To function properly or normally
• lick: To pass the tongue along something, e.g. ice cream
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• chief: Leader of a race or group of people
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• shade: Area of darkness when something blocks the light
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• lagoon: Small lake surrounded by rocks; channel of water
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• gap: Distance between two objects
• soothe: To relieve something, like pain
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• jolly: Being full of cheer, friendliness and happiness
• mermaid: Creature with top half a woman, bottom half a fish
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• beast: Ugly or terrifying animal
• pirate: To copy or sell a product illegally
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• cap: Covering for the end or top of something
• crocodile: Large meat-eating reptile that can swim
• persuasion: Using reasons to make people believe something
• elf: Tiny creature found in many fairy tales
• cannibal: Person who eats another human being
• uneasy: Feeling worried, anxious or afraid about something
• cove: Small, sheltered inlet or bay
• aye: Yes', when voting, or in certain spoken contexts
• lily: Type of plant with big, leafy flowers
• maroon: Dark reddish purple color
• keel: Long central strip along the bottom of a boat
• tiger: Large wild cat with orange fur and black lines