Vocabulary

• as such: Something previously stated or understood
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
• wait up: To wait for a while, e.g. for someone to join you
• go on: To continue doing something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• stand here: To remain in or move to this specific location.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• no holds barred: Without any rules or restrictions.
• next to: Being located along side another
• in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
• dog around: To waste time or behave lazily instead of working.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• come along: To go with someone who takes the lead
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• spot: A certain place or area
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• consistency: Quality of behaving or meaning the same
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• respect: To follow the established rules
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• leave: To go away from; depart
• fault: A failure or negative aspect of
• treasure: Valuable things collected, and often hidden
• heck: Expressing surprise, or frustration
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• proceed: To continue to do something; carry on
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• hideous: Very ugly; frightening-looking
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• riddle: Amusing question that has a clever or funny answer
• invincible: That cannot be defeated; unbeatable
• cramp: Sharp, unexpected pain when a muscle becomes tight
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• armor: Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
• stadium: Building with a sports field for watching games
• weirdo: Someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• comprise: To be made up of (different parts)
• gum: To cover or stick with adhesive
• calibrate: To adjust an instrument to take exact measurements
• fortnight: A period of two weeks
• comet: Moving object in space, with a long, bright tail
• knight: Chess piece in the shape of a horse's head
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
• dragon: Imaginary creatures that breathe fire
• bathe: To be covered completely in something, e.g. light
• thee: An old-fashioned word for you
• fizz: (Of a liquid) to make a hissing, bubbling sound
• candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
• nay: Old-fashioned word for 'No'
• bod: Alternative names for the body of a human being
• freestyle: When swimmers choose their stroke for a race
• hangman: Executioner who hangs the condemned person