Vocabulary

• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• stand up for: To support someone or an idea, e.g. human rights
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• slip down: To slide or lose one's footing and fall downwards.
• on the run: Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
• by any means: In any way possible, regardless of the method
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• strength: Condition of being strong
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• phenomenal: Amazing; remarkable
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• herd: Group of the same animal that eat, live together
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• innocence: Lack of guilt or responsibility for a crime
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• bud: Small part of a plant that will be a flower
• blizzard: Powerful windstorm with large amounts of snow
• doorstep: Wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway
• kindness: Quality of being warmhearted and helpful
• hug: To hold someone in your arms as sign of affection
• preservation: Keeping something in a good, undamaged state
• deer: Large wild animal with long thin legs and antlers
• protector: Person who cares for persons or property
• lynch: (Of a mob) to illegally put to death by hanging