Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• break from: To separate oneself from an association or way of life, typically due to disagreement or disillusionment.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• in terms of
• first up: Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
• hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
• scratching the surface: To deal with a subject or problem without analyzing it thoroughly.
• hands down: To give (clothes, etc.) to someone younger
• in tow: Accompanied or followed by someone or something.
• check out
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• drop off: To leave someone, something somewhere
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• on foot
• hop in: To get in or on a vehicle
• meet up: To arrange to meet someone.
• cool off: To become cooler.
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• down and dirty: Direct, straightforward, or involving hard work or difficult conditions.
• aside from
• experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
• up close and personal: Very near or intimately, often in detail or physically close.
• in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
• ride out: To survive a difficult period or situation without serious harm.
• get up to: To do something slightly naughty
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• blast: To attack someone with words
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• toddler: Young child learning to walk
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• dim: Not bright; not being clear
• chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
• dirt: Loose earth or soil
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• shrimp: Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
• bow: To (cause to) curve or bend
• great: Very good; better than before
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• central: Being in the middle
• part: Division of a book
• highlight: Best or most interesting part of something
• bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
• share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
• pedal: Lever worked by the foot, e.g. the brakes of a car
• pet: Animal kept by a person for company and friendship
• sum: Amount when all is added together; total
• potty: (Child's) portable toilet
• dinosaur: Reptile that lived millions of years ago
• video: Recording capturing action with sound
• princess: Daughter of a king and queen
• giraffe: Tall African animal with very long neck and legs
• picnic: Meal that is eaten outdoors, sitting on the ground
• wonderful: Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
• pajama: Loose clothing of a top and pants worn to sleep in
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
• goat: Small animal with beard and horns
• llama: Wild South American animal related to camels
• yum: Used to show pleasure at eating something nice
• pig: Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
• zoo: Place in a town where wild animals are shown
• papa: Another word for father