Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• at sea
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• park in: To drive a vehicle into a parking spot or area.
• experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
• get over on: To fool or cheat someone in a playful or dishonest way.
• without me: Not including me; excluding me.
• game on: An exclamation indicating the start of a game or activity.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• stay over: To stay at someone's house for a night.
• turn over: To lose possession of a ball in sports
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• go on: To continue doing something
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• next to: Being located along side another
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• keeping up: To understand what someone is saying
• filter out: To remove or separate something unwanted from a liquid or gas using a filter; to remove or ignore something unwanted from a group or collection.
• mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
• try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
• itching to: Desperate (to do something)
• have to: Must do
• long for: To have a strong desire or yearning for something.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
• work out
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• on the real: Honestly or truly; speaking sincerely.
• like fun: Very fast or with great effort or enthusiasm.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• other places: Different locations or areas
• check out
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• dude: Form of address for a man
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
• belly: Middle part of the body; the stomach
• grumpy: Easily annoyed and complaining
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
• theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
• soak: To make something completely wet
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• creature: Animal of any type
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• important: Having power or authority
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• tapioca: Cassava starch used to thicken puddings, etc.
• scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• souvenir: Something bought to remember a place
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• alive: Living; not dead
• great: Very good; better than before
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• land: Region or country
• paradise: Place with everything needed for specific activity
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
• polar: Concerning the areas near the North or South poles
• aquarium: Building or tank for keeping fish and water plants
• bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
• confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
• sue: Person's name
• goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
• coaster: Mat placed under a glass to protect furniture
• whale: To strike forcefully, e.g. as a punishment
• crab: Sea creature with a hard shell and two claws
• bridge: Structure built over river, road so you can cross
• unknown: Not being known or famous
• crazy: Mentally ill; mad
• beaver: Small furry animal that builds things
• sideways: Moving, facing, or directed toward one side
• otter: Aquatic, carnivorous mammal of the weasel family
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• raven: Large black bird with shiny feathers
• shark: Person who lends money at unfair rates of interest
• kelp: Large brown seaweed with fluted leathery fronds
• latte: Espresso coffee filled up with hot milk
• microphone: Device you speak in to record or amplify sounds
• panda: White and black bear-like mammal from China
• shaggy: Covered with long, coarse, or matted hair
• mama: A mother