Vocabulary

• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• count on: To depend on someone
• on the move: Traveling or going from place to place.
• under arrest: Being held by the police; formally detained.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
• creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
• roam: To move about freely without a set destination
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
• spooky: Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• delivery: Way someone acts when speaking publicly
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• point: An item to be discussed
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• attic: Room at the top of a house just below the roof
• lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• alley: A narrow road or path between buildings
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
• goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• thief: Person who steals something
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• dark: Of a color that is not light
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• call: A order or request for action
• monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
• growl: To utter a deep sound of anger or hostility
• officer: Person of high position in an organization
• super: Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
• smart: Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
• squeak: To make a short very high cry or sound
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• safe: Highly likely
• baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
• visitor: Someone who goes to a place to see it (or someone)
• ping: To make a high sharp sound, as bullet hitting rock
• creak: (Of door, etc.) to make a loud squeaking noise
• pizza: Round Italian food with cheese cooked in an oven
• pong: To smell badly