Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in length: Relating to the measurement of something from end to end.
• poke around: To search or look for something, often in a casual or aimless way.
• long in the tooth: Being too old for something, especially physically demanding tasks.
• cross swords: To argue or fight verbally with someone.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• predominantly: Mainly; in a way that indicates a greater degree
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
• session: Period of time used for a specific activity
• prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
• require: To demand that someone does something
• gigantic: Extremely large
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
• feast: Religious celebration
• poke: To give a push, thrust, or jab
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• survival: Act of continuing to exist when facing difficulty
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• jaw: One of the two bones of the face where teeth grow
• length: Distance from one end of a pool to the other
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• jam: To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
• stab: To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
• sword: A long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
• royalty: Members of a royal family
• weigh: To balance things against each other
• insightful: Displaying clear and deep understanding
• tickle: Discomfort caused by something touching the skin
• squid: Sea creature with ten arms, and a long thin body
• misinformation: Information that is incorrect
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• date: To have become old-fashioned
• long: Person's name
• dark: Of a color that is not light
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• unicorn: Horselike mythical animal with a horn on forehead
• floor: Large area used for a particular purpose
• rod: Straight, thin stick or bar
• mile: Unit of distance; 1.6 kilometers
• dolphin: Sea animal like a big fish that breathes air
• sensor: Device that detects movement or physical stimuli
• animal: A living creature that is not a plant or person
• cuttlefish: Ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell
• tusk: Long curved pointed tooth, e.g. like an elephant
• deer: Large wild animal with long thin legs and antlers
• sonar: System using sound waves to detect objects