Vocabulary

• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• split off: To become separated or detached from something.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• show off: To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• in the open: Publicly; not secret.
• time out: A brief suspension of activity; a pause.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• swing through: To progress or pass through something smoothly or successfully.
• ring around: To call several places or people to get information.
• check out
• in pairs: Divided into or working as two people together.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• keep away from: To avoid someone or something; to maintain a distance.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• come down to: To become in the end a matter of
• at least: As a minimum
• dominant male: The alpha male in a social hierarchy, typically in animal groups.
• weigh up: To assess in order to make a decision about it
• have to: Must do
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• beat up: To hurt someone badly by hitting and punching
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• pass down: To give something to someone younger than you in your family, often after you die.
• scare off: To deter or discourage someone from doing something by frightening them.
• hack off: To cut something roughly or violently.
• take down: To capture physically
• a couple hundred: Approximately two hundred.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• hunt down: To search for someone or something until you find them, often after a long time or over a large area.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• cave in: To give in to pressure
• due to: Because of; owing to
• spread all over: To become known or distributed widely throughout an area or group of people.
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• evolve: To develop certain features
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• tiny: Very, very small
• dominant: The strongest; most powerful
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• couple: To join something to something else
• click: To work well with someone or something
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
• regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• trailer: Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• facial: Treatment to improve condition of the skin of face
• branch: Part of a family related to the same members
• great: Very good; better than before
• addition: Act of adding something; thing that is added
• primate: One of species containing humans and monkeys
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• patrol: Person or group who checks an area is safe
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• weigh: To balance things against each other
• link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
• magnify: To increase the importance or seriousness of
• southern: Concerning a region in the south
• northern: In or toward the north
• poster: A large, printed notice or picture
• peaceful: In a calm and quiet state
• ape: Animal related to monkeys and humans
• chimp: Shortened form of 'chimpanzee'
• neanderthal: An early form of humans long since extinct