Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on the mat: Located on the wrestling mat; in a wrestling match.
• have to: Must do
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• kick off: To start a football match.
• cracked it: To solve a problem or mystery.
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• at your service: Willing and able to help you.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• without me: Not including me; excluding me.
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• kick about: To spend time relaxing or playing informally.
• set up
• 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).
• arrive at: To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• in a pickle: In a difficult situation.
• get across: To communicate (something) clearly and effectively.
• on time
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• huge: Very very large
• unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• terrific: Spoken excellent; wonderful
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• excellent: Extremely good
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• land: Region or country
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• bun: Woman's hairstyle of hair drawn into a round shape
• bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• decorate: To make more attractive by adding designs/paint
• cucumber: Long green vegetable that is eaten raw in salads
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• wig: Covering of artificial hair worn on the head
• bug: To bother someone
• goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
• sand: Area composed of tiny pieces of rock near an ocean
• forest: Large area with many trees
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• asleep: In a state of sleep; sleeping
• dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
• kit: Set, collection of tools, supplies, for a purpose
• castle: Large defensive building in historical times
• add: To include as well
• popped: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• mat: Piece of material used to cover, protect the floor
• dazzle: To make one feel great excitement or admiration
• run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
• rat: Long-tailed rodent similar to/bigger than a mouse
• top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
• unbelievable: Being very hard to believe; very great
• hooray: Said to show delight at something happening
• cub: Young of certain animals, e.g. fox, lion or bear
• unstoppable: Not capable of being stopped
• jelly: Semisolid food substance, eaten as dessert
• ram: Heavy device used to break through a door by force
• bathtub: Thing you take a bath in
• yummy: (Of food) delicious; very tasty
• alpha: First letter in the Greek alphabet
• hen: Adult female chicken
• woolly: Confused and vague; used especially of thinking
• marvellous: Extraordinarily good or great
• spade: One of the two black suits in cards
• vat: A large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
• tat: Lacework made by knotting or looping
• splat: The sound of something soft hitting a hard surface