Vocabulary

• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• of a lifetime: Describes something very special or unique in one's life.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• cheer up: To make or become happier or less upset
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• on the back of: As a result of or following something.
• 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.
• on your marks: A command given to competitors at the start of a race, telling them to take their starting positions.
• up the hill: In an upward direction on a slope or hill.
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• walk the plank: To be forced to walk off a ship's plank as punishment or execution.
• soak in: To absorb liquid.
• slot in: To find a suitable time or place for something in a schedule or plan.
• on a trip: Traveling; away from home for a period of time.
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• 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
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
• bust: To arrest people involved in crime
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• soak: To make something completely wet
• unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• stunt: Dangerous and daring trick, as in an action film
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• terrific: Spoken excellent; wonderful
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• terrible: Very bad; horrible
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• excellent: Extremely good
• nail: Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• land: Region or country
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• jolly: Being full of cheer, friendliness and happiness
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• cab: A taxi
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• sail: To travel across water in a boat or a ship
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• kit: Set, collection of tools, supplies, for a purpose
• tub: Another word for a bath
• popped: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• puncture: To make hole letting air out in tire/balloon, etc.
• stomp: To walk, dance, or move with heavy steps
• toe: One of the five parts at the end of your foot
• unbelievable: Being very hard to believe; very great
• hooray: Said to show delight at something happening
• jelly: Semisolid food substance, eaten as dessert
• plank: Long, thick board used when building something
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• yummy: (Of food) delicious; very tasty
• jog: To run at a steady, slow pace
• alpha: First letter in the Greek alphabet
• stub: A stand-in piece of programming code
• stag: Adult male deer
• hoe: Garden tool used to remove weeds or break ground
• teapot: Pot for brewing tea with a spout and handle
• jig: Lively dance
• jay: Bird with a blue and white pattern on the wing
• tum: (Informal) a person's stomach or abdomen