Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• take it easy
• splash down: To land in the sea; said of a spacecraft.
• sniff out: To discover something by using your nose; to detect or find something.
• off the reservation: Behaving independently or rebelliously, outside accepted limits.
• take down: To capture physically
• going on: To continue doing something
• both times: On two occasions.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• have to: Must do
• mess around: To cheat on your partner with another lover
• chill out: To relax and stop being angry or nervous about something.
• just chill out: To relax and stop being angry or upset about something
• stay up: To not go to bed until late
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• turn into: To change to become something else
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
• butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• chill: State of being a little cold
• furious: Extremely angry
• consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• vicious: Very dangerous, e.g. an animal or dog
• sniff: To detect something, e.g. a potential problem
• plunge: (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• stink: To smell terrible
• leave: To go away from; depart
• pinch: A very small amount of something
• splash: To throw water or liquids in many directions
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• overly: To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• clog: To make or become blocked or filled with something
• wrist: Part where your hand joins your arm
• desperation: Feeling all hope is lost and you will do anything
• great: Very good; better than before
• glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
• alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
• stranger: Someone you do not know
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• mankind: All humans thought of as one group; humanity
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• weight: How heavy something is
• churn: To turn milk round and round to make butter
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• trouble: To worry, bother or disturb someone
• sample: To try (e.g. food, drink), to see if you like it
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• usual: Being the way things occur most of the time
• long: Person's name
• freaky: Strange and somewhat frightening
• howl: To cry or wail loudly
• mole: Small animal with dark fur that lives under ground
• platter: Large plate that holds several types of food
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• superhero: Fictional character who fights evil
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
• payback: Financial return or reward in return for a loan
• ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
• grandpa: Your mother or father's father