Vocabulary

• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• in the thick of it: Fully involved in an intense or difficult situation.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• on a stick: Food that is served on a stick
• go straight: To continue in the same direction without turning.
• come by: To become the owner of something, e.g. by accident
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• on your toes: Being alert and ready for action.
• set against: To compare or consider (one thing) in opposition to another.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• drive back: To force someone or something to retreat or move backward.
• heading to: Going in a particular direction.
• bright and early: Very early in the morning, soon after dawn.
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
• spot: A certain place or area
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• belly: Middle part of the body; the stomach
• flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• mold: Distinctive type of character or nature
• whip: To defeat thoroughly or easily
• soak: To make something completely wet
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• leave: To go away from; depart
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• ripe: (Of a smell) disgusting
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• insanely: In an insane manner
• great: Very good; better than before
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• bun: Woman's hairstyle of hair drawn into a round shape
• dessert: Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• fluff: Soft light material, full of air
• gem: Jewel or precious stone, usually cut into a shape
• store: To put things in a place for later use
• cucumber: Long green vegetable that is eaten raw in salads
• mysteriously: In a confusing or difficult to understand way
• bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
• iceberg: Very large mass of floating ice in the sea
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• bridge: Structure built over river, road so you can cross
• video: Recording capturing action with sound
• puppy: Very young dog (and some other animals)
• crazy: Mentally ill; mad
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• breakfast: First meal of the day
• soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink
• egg: Hard-shelled thing from which a young bird is born
• pow: Used to represent the sound of two things hitting