Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• hand out: To distribute papers (often in class)
• got to: To arrive at some place
• all hands on deck: A call for everyone to work together in a difficult situation.
• on deck: In baseball, being the next batter to come up to bat.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• in case of: If something happens; in the event of.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• tidy up: To clean up your room
• book on: A book about a particular subject.
• look after: To take care of someone or something
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• to the moon: Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• bits and bobs: Various small items or tasks.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• call on: To order or ask someone to do a specific activity
• going on: To continue doing something
• for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
• check on: To check that things are OK, correct
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• call in: To ask others for help when in need
• being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• for a song: Very cheaply; at a low price.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• set up
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• panel: Group who answer questions or give opinions
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• invention: Something new that is different from other things
• master: To gain control over something
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• invent: To create something such as a story or excuse
• boil: To become extremely angry or excited
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• nursery: Place where trees and plants are grown and sold
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• hall: Area just inside the entrance of a building
• volcano: Mountain through which hot liquid earth can erupt
• pocket: Small cloth bag sewn into clothing to hold things
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• drum: To make a rhythmic sound with your fingers
• penny: Person's name
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• inventor: Person who creates new machines, systems etc.
• hose: Tube that carries a liquid
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• plum: Type of juicy red or yellow fruit with a stone
• erupt: To begin doing something or happen suddenly
• visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• harbour: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
• parrot: Brightly colored bird with hooked beak
• fiddle: To play around in an experimental manner; tinker
• sticker: A short pointed knife for piercing or stabbing
• singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
• granny: Grandmother
• accordion: Musical instrument you squeeze with your hands
• hurrah: Said to show delight at something
• moo: (Of cows) to make a loud, low-pitched noise
• gran: Your mother or father's mother