Vocabulary

• in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
• up to speed: Fully informed; aware of the latest information
• tv show: A television program.
• stand down: To end a state of readiness, e.g. for war
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• break into: To start suddenly (crying, panicking, etc.)
• going on: To continue doing something
• tie the knot: To get married.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• up to snuff: Meeting the required standard; satisfactory.
• lose money: To suffer a financial loss; to not make a profit.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• deal with
• check out
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• initially: At first; originally
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• jerk: Someone you think is an idiot
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• bargain: Something bought for a lower price than expected
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• huge: Very very large
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• retrieve: To find and bring in animals during a hunt
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• organ: Part of a person's body with a particular function
• roam: To move about freely without a set destination
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• armor: Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• steel: Very strong or determined character in a person
• greet: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
• descend: To go down; to move from a higher to a lower place
• battle: Military fight between armies
• recognizable: Being easily identified because of some quality
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• truth: Real facts about something
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• exchange: Sharing/directing a look, etc. at someone else
• fallout: Radioactive particles after a nuclear explosion
• bounty: Supply of something good in plentiful amounts
• trio: Three of something, e.g. musicians
• moldy: (Of food) covered with or smelling of mold
• mutant: Organism derived from a change in genes
• idealistic: Wanting everything to be perfect or good
• video: Recording capturing action with sound
• radioactive: Emitting harmful energy from nuclear activity
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• liner: Material used to cover the inside surface of
• snip: To cut using a light movement with scissors
• wasteland: Uninhabited wilderness worthless for cultivation
• shootout: Fight with guns, e.g. between police and gang
• mart: Market in which goods are sold or bought