Vocabulary

• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• go away: To go on vacation
• at least: As a minimum
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• pop out: To go out somewhere quickly and briefly.
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• par for the course: A typical or expected result, often something unpleasant.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• on the job: While working; during the course of employment.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• sort through: To examine a collection of things in order to organize them, find something specific, or discard unwanted items.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• add on: To attach or include something extra.
• pass by: To go past someone or something.
• drive in: To enter a place or area by driving a vehicle.
• behind with: Having failed to pay money that is owed at the time you should have.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• look back: To think about past events
• get a look: To have the opportunity to see something.
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• strength: Condition of being strong
• incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
• spare: To make (money or time) available for
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• autonomy: The power to make independent decisions
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
• identical: The same in every way
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• endurance: Quality of lasting or of being permanent
• visual: Of or relating to vision
• string: To tie or connect things together with a thread
• praise: To express approval of something or someone
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• delight: Strong feeling of great pleasure
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• premiere: First performance of a show, film, play in public
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• nail: Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
• steel: Very strong or determined character in a person
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
• tribe: Racial group united by language, religion, customs
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• refrigerator: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• vacancy: Space or position available for occupancy
• area: Amount of measured space
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• asleep: In a state of sleep; sleeping
• fallout: Radioactive particles after a nuclear explosion
• special: Being additional or extra
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• oasis: Place in a desert where there is water
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• sunset: Daily disappearance of the sun
• honorable: Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive
• legion: Large group of soldiers, as of the Roman army
• bison: Large animal looking like a buffalo
• wasteland: Uninhabited wilderness worthless for cultivation
• victor: Person who wins a game or other competition
• garb: Distinct clothing style showing group affiliation
• motel: Drive-in hotel which provides lodging and parking
• mojave: Desert area in the south west of the United States