Vocabulary

• wake up: To stop sleeping
• at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• stand down: To end a state of readiness, e.g. for war
• in irons: Stuck and unable to move or progress.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• check on: To check that things are OK, correct
• start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• my eye: Used to express disbelief or skepticism.
• rule in: To make an official decision in favor of someone in a legal case.
• off my back: A relief from a burden or worry.
• pass for: To be accepted as being another person
• way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• to the left: In or toward the left direction.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• precious: Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
• crust: Hard outer layer of something, e.g. the earth
• personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
• outfit: A set of clothing (with accessories)
• clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• vessel: Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
• imitation: Act of copying or imitating something
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
• theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• treasure: Valuable things collected, and often hidden
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• poke: To give a push, thrust, or jab
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• profit: Benefit from doing something
• buddy: Friend, usually male
• ammunition: Supply of bullets, etc. that are fired from guns
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
• weirdo: Someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• burn: To destroy with fire
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• weak: Not having a strong character
• pirate: To copy or sell a product illegally
• shiver: Act of shaking from fear or cold
• sap: Foolish person who is easy to trick
• keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
• tub: Another word for a bath
• recur: To occur again or repeatedly
• moldy: (Of food) covered with or smelling of mold
• lotion: Liquid applied onto the skin to protect, soften it
• wake: To cause to become more energetic or attentive
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• ship: Large boat
• worthless: Being of no value; without positive aspects
• listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
• crusty: Having a hardened crust as a covering
• snail: Slow moving creature with soft body and hard shell
• raspberry: Small, soft, red fruit that grows on a bush
• sunburn: Burning your skin by being in the sun too long
• jubilee: Special anniversary
• bathtub: Thing you take a bath in
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• char: To become burnt and the outside appears black
• oop: Sound people make when they make a mistake