Vocabulary

• lift off: To take off vertically, as a rocket or helicopter.
• coming after: To follow someone in order to threaten them
• get behind: To support or encourage.
• get around to: To finally start doing something you avoided doing
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• talk back
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• at least: As a minimum
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• in the picture: Aware of what is happening; informed.
• my eye: Used to express disbelief or skepticism.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• go on: To continue doing something
• hand out: To distribute papers (often in class)
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• sneak: To move around in a way so no one will see you
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• primarily: In the most basic or important way
• blow: To move something using air
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• supposedly: As some people believe (shows you doubt it)
• chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• carpenter: Person that makes, repairs objects made of wood
• damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• streak: An continuous amount of something, e.g. luck
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• hip: The upper part of Leg
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe
• weirdo: Someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• occurrence: Specific instance of something happening
• basement: Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• steel: Very strong or determined character in a person
• potassium: A common, soft, silvery white metal with many uses
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• invent: To create something such as a story or excuse
• fence: Wood, metal structure enclosing an area, land
• offense: Attempt to score in a game or match
• rig: To dishonestly fix the result of elections, games
• disastrous: Having very unfortunate or terrible consequences
• valve: A device along a pipe or tube to regulate flow
• lane: Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• weapon: An advantage to help win a contest or conflict
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
• ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• combustion: An act or instance of burning
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• cable: To transmit a message over a wire
• crate: Large wooden container for transporting goods
• engine: Machine that changes energy into mechanical motion
• ignition: Process of making catch fire (e.g. an engine)
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• sulfur: Smelly yellow chemical often found near volcanoes
• careful: Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
• county: Administrative region within a country or a state
• nozzle: Thin tube as on end of pipe to control gas/liquid
• ad: Public notice or advertisement
• weld: To bring things together in close association
• butterfly: Insect with large and colorful wings
• vanguard: Group who are the leaders in an action or movement
• homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
• sputnik: Russian artificial satellite