Vocabulary

• swim in: To move through water by using your arms and legs.
• going on: To continue doing something
• ahead of the game: Being well prepared or in an advantageous position.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• keep it up: To continue doing something well
• well-oiled machine: A system or organization that operates very efficiently.
• start over: To begin again.
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• left and right: In both the left and right directions.
• settle down: To become calm and relaxed after not being so
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• got to: To arrive at some place
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• come out with: To go out with someone on a date
• cross legged: In a position with the legs crossed.
• read through: To read something from beginning to end, often to find mistakes or check details.
• coming over: To change sides in a discussion
• think out: To consider carefully so all points are covered
• 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
• on the beach: Located on the sandy or pebbly area bordering a body of water.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• awkward: Lacking smooth movement
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• occasion: Significant or important event or function
• celebrity: A (famous) entertainer known by many people
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
• affair: Secret sexual relationship between two people
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• premise: Foundation idea in an argument/discussion
• methane: Colorless gas without smell often used as fuel
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• relative: Measured or considered in comparison to another
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• battle: Military fight between armies
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
• cross: Angry and upset
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• fix: Answer to a problem
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• shiver: Act of shaking from fear or cold
• leopard: Large cat with short fur and black spots
• backyard: Made in an amateurish or non-professional way
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• bathe: To be covered completely in something, e.g. light
• marsh: Person's name
• miller: Someone who grinds grain into flour
• grandfather: Your mother's or father's father
• lite: Low-fat or low-sugar version of the original food
• primrose: Spring flower, often pale yellow