Vocabulary

• on the deck: Situated on the flat surface or floor of a ship or boat.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• in stock: Available to buy in a store
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• have to: Must do
• order in: To request food from a restaurant to be delivered to one's home or other location.
• hiding out: The act of concealing oneself, especially to avoid detection or capture.
• get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• rub out: To erase or remove writing or marks.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
• blow: To move something using air
• scent: To become aware of the presence of a smell, etc.
• syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• dough: Substance made from flour and water to bake bread
• doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• buddy: Friend, usually male
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
• joint: Body parts where bones meet and can move together
• hop: Dance party
• deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
• nonsense: Foolish or untrue statements or ideas
• mug: Large ceramic drinking cup with a handle
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• beard: Hair that grows on a man's face
• fitness: Good physical condition; being in shape
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• concert: Musical entertainment performed in public
• detective: Person who investigates and solves crimes
• lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
• flop: To fall heavily, usually in a relaxed manner
• defective: Having a defect; faulty
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
• lodge: To (provide a place to) stay for a short time
• rob: Person's name
• happen: To take place or occur
• testify: To tell what you know (in court)
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• come: To arrive at a place
• porous: With many tiny holes so liquid, etc. passes through
• maniac: Violent, mentally ill person
• complaint: Saying something is wrong and should be changed
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• warranty: Promise to repair a product that was purchased
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• save: To make your computer keep a file
• squeal: Long high cry of pain, fear or surprise
• dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
• getaway: Rapid escape (as by criminals)
• gotcha: Shortened form of 'got you'
• bathtub: Thing you take a bath in
• reed: Person's name
• pineapple: A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
• kelp: Large brown seaweed with fluted leathery fronds
• eraser: Piece of rubber to rub out a mistake in writing
• aye: Yes', when voting, or in certain spoken contexts
• clarinet: Musical wind instrument
• bikini: Two-piece swim suit for women
• gee: Give a command to a horse to turn to right