Vocabulary

• rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• at least: As a minimum
• on alert: In a state of readiness or vigilance; watchful and prepared for potential danger or action.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• cheer on: To shout encouragement to someone doing something.
• fly through: To move or pass through something very quickly.
• at war: Engaged in a war; fighting
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• absolutely amazing: Extremely good or impressive; causing great surprise or wonder.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• have to: Must do
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• in the clouds: Lost in thought; daydreaming or distracted.
• head in the clouds: Being distracted by daydreams or unrealistic ideas.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• strike: To hit something
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• section: A part of a whole
• widespread: Happening or existing in many places
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• favor: Support or approval from people
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• steep: Very expensive
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• leave: To go away from; depart
• commute: To lessen or shorten a prison sentence
• skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• academy: School that specializes in certain subjects
• aviation: Science or practice of flying aircraft
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• peninsula: Narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• souvenir: Something bought to remember a place
• hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
• piece: A counter in a board game
• patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
• great: Very good; better than before
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• marathon: Lasting for a long time
• license: To give official permission to do something
• delegation: A group of people sent as representatives
• diplomacy: Tactful handling of sensitive relationships
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
• tornado: Violent storm with strong winds
• prehistoric: Relating to the period before written history
• thaw: When ice melts because of increased warmth
• dinosaur: Reptile that lived millions of years ago
• uncover: To remove what is on top to show something
• unbelievable: Being very hard to believe; very great
• coy: Withholding information that could be revealed
• railroad: System of tracks on which trains travel
• airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
• inter: To deposit (a body) in the earth or a tomb