Vocabulary

• picked it up: To acquire or obtain something.
• write off: To cancel a debt; to recognize as a loss.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• in one piece: Undamaged; whole; not broken or harmed.
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• spit it out: To say something quickly, especially when reluctant to do so.
• close up: A photograph or film shot taken of a subject at close range.
• set up
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• frustrating: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• couple: To join something to something else
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• accidentally: Unexpectedly; by mistake
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• spit: To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
• sinister: Suggesting evil or danger; threatening
• creature: Animal of any type
• tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
• wild: In a manner which lacks control
• shatter: To break into small pieces
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• puzzle: To be a challenge to understand; confuse
• domain: A field of knowledge, thought or influence
• chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
• button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
• murky: Being dark, unclear, and difficult to see through
• horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
• motion: Suggestion at a meeting
• sticky: Easy to adhere or stick to other things
• point: An item to be discussed
• fill: To make something full
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• screen: To hide or block something from being seen
• cuddly: That makes you want to bug them; plump or friendly
• memory: Ability of the mind to call back past things
• archive: To store things such as historical records
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• grizzly: Grayish
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• lump: Small swollen mass in body, e.g. showing disease
• license: To give official permission to do something
• trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• behaviour: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• peanut: Edible small nut which grows under the ground
• rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
• skip: Very large waste disposal bin
• shutter: Part of a camera that opens to allow in light
• jigsaw: Cut up picture on card that you fit back together
• den: Home of some types of wild animals
• mafia: Secret criminal organization
• dredge: Scooping machine used to dig up river channels
• copyright: Legal right to own and distribute a creative work
• overheat: To become too hot