Vocabulary

• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• in question: Being doubted or disputed; under discussion.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• hold it in: To restrain or suppress an emotion or feeling.
• came apart: To break into separate pieces
• jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
• common ancestor: An ancestor that two or more species have in common and from which they both evolved.
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• round the clock: All day and all night; continuously.
• wait out: To wait until the end of something, especially something unpleasant.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• duke it out: To fight or box, especially with fists.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• in the making: Developing or being made; in the process of becoming something.
• hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• brew: A beer; a drink of beer
• address: Exact street location of a place
• ancestor: A person from your family that lived in the past
• spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
• fellow: Man or a boy
• fulfill: To finish or provide something successfully
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• praise: To express approval of something or someone
• mend: To repair or put into good shape or working order
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• mammal: Animal which drinks milk from its mother
• rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• important: Having power or authority
• promotion: Act of advertising a product to people
• tapioca: Cassava starch used to thicken puddings, etc.
• delivery: Way someone acts when speaking publicly
• committee: Group of people who do or decide something
• pilot: To conduct a small practice experiment
• skeleton: Structure of bones that supports the body
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
• lagoon: Small lake surrounded by rocks; channel of water
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• metal: Usually hard shiny material mined from rock
• betray: To endanger (friend) by giving enemy information
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• medal: Metal award, often round, usually for courage
• bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
• share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• helmet: Hard or padded protective hat, as worn by soldiers
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• ribbon: Long thin piece of cloth for tying hair/decoration
• showcase: Cabinet to display objects or goods for sale
• nearby: Close to where you are
• tech: Shortened form of 'technology' or 'technician'
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• commemorate: To celebrate the memory of someone or some event
• silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
• unclear: Not easy to understand; not obvious
• buffet: Meal where eaters select from many various dishes
• shorten: To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
• grandson: Your son or daughter's son
• manatee: Large sea animal with flippers and round flat tail