Vocabulary

• going on: To continue doing something
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• on the back of: As a result of or following something.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• keep off: To not walk on something e.g. the grass
• in the name of the law: By the authority of legal law or government.
• one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
• round up: To bring together; gather; collect
• to the rescue: Arriving in time to help or save someone from danger.
• off we go: An expression used to indicate the start of a journey or activity.
• give it up: To stop trying to do something
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• grief: Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• dare: To challenge someone to do something that is risky
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• terrific: Spoken excellent; wonderful
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• terrible: Very bad; horrible
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
• lawn: Fine cotton cloth, either plain or printed
• great: Very good; better than before
• pot: Container designed to hold or store something
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• cop: Slang for police officer
• rope: A thick string made by twisting fibers together
• dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
• belong: To be a welcomed as a new member of a group
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• popped: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• ranch: Large farm, made mostly of land for raising cattle
• law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
• dazzle: To make one feel great excitement or admiration
• bog: To get stuck, slowed down or become delayed
• pod: Seed container that grows on plants
• outlaw: Person hiding from police after breaking the law
• poor: Inferior; below the normal standard
• hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
• disappointing: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
• 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
• mountain: Very high piece of land, higher than a hill
• bouncy: Easily returning to previous state or position
• pea: Round green seed, several of which grow in a pod
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• cot: Bed with high sides for a baby
• twinkle: To shine with a flickering gleam of light
• ox: Cow-like animal kept for providing milk or meat
• cowboy: Man who tends cattle or sheep (often from a horse)
• ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
• gee: Give a command to a horse to turn to right
• moo: (Of cows) to make a loud, low-pitched noise
• yee: The sound made to surprise someone