Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on the mat: Located on the wrestling mat; in a wrestling match.
• dig into: To start eating food enthusiastically.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• go on: To continue doing something
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• save the day: To prevent a disaster or failure; to rescue a situation.
• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• lie down: To put your body in a flat position, as to sleep
• pop on: To quickly put on (clothing).
• to the rescue: Arriving in time to help or save someone from danger.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• in a hurry: Acting or moving with great haste; rushed.
• time flies: Used to express that time seems to pass very quickly.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• treasure: Valuable things collected, and often hidden
• rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
• terrific: Spoken excellent; wonderful
• log: To move a certain distance or speed, as recorded
• tick: To function properly or normally
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• dig: To move material to create a hole
• great: Very good; better than before
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• rug: Small carpet; material used to cover a floor
• nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• cricket: Sport played by two teams hitting a ball with bats
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• bug: To bother someone
• pirate: To copy or sell a product illegally
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• sail: To travel across water in a boat or a ship
• goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
• forest: Large area with many trees
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• happen: To take place or occur
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• popped: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• mat: Piece of material used to cover, protect the floor
• smell: To have a particular odor
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• fog: Cloudy air that makes seeing things difficult
• bum: (Slang) the part of the body on which you sit
• rat: Long-tailed rodent similar to/bigger than a mouse
• unbelievable: Being very hard to believe; very great
• cub: Young of certain animals, e.g. fox, lion or bear
• hooray: Said to show delight at something happening
• ram: Heavy device used to break through a door by force
• sunset: Daily disappearance of the sun
• pea: Round green seed, several of which grow in a pod
• hen: Adult female chicken
• woolly: Confused and vague; used especially of thinking
• vat: A large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
• teapot: Pot for brewing tea with a spout and handle
• tat: Lacework made by knotting or looping
• splat: The sound of something soft hitting a hard surface
• tum: (Informal) a person's stomach or abdomen