Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• allow me: A polite way of offering to do something for someone.
• bust out: To escape from a place, especially prison.
• in no time: Very quickly or soon
• do without: To manage without having or doing something
• ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• silly: Careless
• outfit: A set of clothing (with accessories)
• vessel: Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• bust: To arrest people involved in crime
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• act: To behave in a certain way
• crisp: To make or become dry and crisp, as with heat
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
• employee: Person who works for someone else for payment
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• jam: To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
• theft: Act of stealing
• customer: Someone who buys goods or services from a business
• area: Amount of measured space
• freeze: To harden to a solid below zero degrees
• puff: To breath in and out quickly
• peanut: Edible small nut which grows under the ground
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• laughter: Action or sound of laughing
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• pair: Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
• felony: A serious crime, such as murder
• thief: Person who steals something
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• sidewalk: Paved area for pedestrians, usually beside a road
• exciting: To cause a reaction; make active
• hooray: Said to show delight at something happening
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• merciful: Showing or giving kind instead of harsh treatment
• defender: Fighter who fights against attack
• blare: (Of a radio, etc.) to make a very loud sound
• superhero: Fictional character who fights evil
• bikini: Two-piece swim suit for women