Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• up and running: Fully operational; functioning correctly.
• have to: Must do
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• up close and personal: Very near or intimately, often in detail or physically close.
• opening up: Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• close up: A photograph or film shot taken of a subject at close range.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• check through: To examine something carefully and completely.
• back off: To stop supporting; lose courage
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• check over: To look carefully at some information; examine
• to the bones: Extremely; deeply, especially relating to feeling cold or frightened.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• call out: To criticize someone to modify their behavior
• get it up: To find energy or motivation
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• under lock and key: Kept securely locked away for safety or secrecy.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• answer for: Be responsible for and explain one's actions.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• distinguish from: To recognize or point out a difference; to tell apart.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• behind closed doors: In private; secretly or confidentially.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in the space of: Within a certain period of time.
• in all honesty: Speaking truthfully and sincerely; frankly.
• on display: In a place where something can be seen by the public.
• pull in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• in charge: To be responsible for
• on the beach: Located on the sandy or pebbly area bordering a body of water.
• in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• squeaky clean: Extremely clean, pure, or morally blameless.
• on time
• pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
• put it together: To assemble or construct something from separate parts.
• across from: Being on the other side
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• huge spike: A large and sudden increase in something.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• work round: To find a way to avoid or deal with a problem or obstacle.
• round the clock: All day and all night; continuously.
• in terms of
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
• lean in: To move closer to someone or something, often by bending forward.
• one being: An individual existence; a person or creature.
• side with: To support one person or group against another in a disagreement.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• look after: To take care of someone or something
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• slightly: Only a little
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• huge: Very very large
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• harbor: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
• skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• investigation: Search for information about something
• important: Having power or authority
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• public: Owned by the government
• skeleton: Structure of bones that supports the body
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• conservation: Protecting the environment or a species
• great: Very good; better than before
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• duty: Work required by your job or position
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• discover: To find something new that was not known before
• exhibition: Public event to display objects, art etc.
• replica: An exact copy of something
• whale: To strike forcefully, e.g. as a punishment
• crate: Large wooden container for transporting goods
• datum: Item of factual information
• calf: Young cow
• dinosaur: Reptile that lived millions of years ago
• dragon: Imaginary creatures that breathe fire
• newt: Small salamander that lives mostly in water