Vocabulary

• hide behind: To avoid responsibility or truth by using something as an excuse.
• one step ahead: Having an advantage or being more prepared than others.
• deal with
• have to: Must do
• going on: To continue doing something
• once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
• upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
• feeling blue: To feel sad or depressed.
• bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in no time: Very quickly or soon
• side note: A brief piece of additional information or a comment that is related to the main subject but is not essential to it.
• easy enough: Sufficiently easy; not too difficult.
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• dude: Form of address for a man
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• nightmare: Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• chin: Part of your face below your mouth above your neck
• pesky: Causing irritation or annoyance
• greet: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
• tube: Plastic or metal container for soft substances
• petroleum: Oil found in the ground used to make fuel
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• burn: To destroy with fire
• venom: Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
• fix: Answer to a problem
• cab: A taxi
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• marshmallow: Spongy candy made of gelatin and sugar
• beam: To send out information, signals, or light
• forehead: Area of the face above the eyes
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• crate: Large wooden container for transporting goods
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• hammer: To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• microwave: Cooking appliance using electromagnetic waves
• hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
• close: Almost; near
• eject: To make a disc or tape come out of a machine
• cube: Solid object that has six square sides
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• call: A order or request for action
• voice: Ability to sing well
• pear: Fruit that is pointed at top, rounded at bottom
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• jug: Large container, usually for pouring liquids
• binocular: Using both eyes at the same time
• toaster: Electrical appliance for making toast
• noodle: String of dried dough, usually eaten in a soup
• homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
• cheerio: Another way to say 'goodbye'
• cluck: To make a noise like a chicken
• ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
• octane: Hydrocarbon found in petroleum, used e.g. as fuel
• whoo: Sound people make when they are surprised
• airbag: Bag-like device that puffs up in an auto collision