Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• check out
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• going on: To continue doing something
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• away from home: Not at one's residence; at a distance from one's home.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• at school: Present and attending school.
• have to: Must do
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• beneath the surface: In or under the outer layer of something, often physically below.
• all wet: Completely wrong or mistaken.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• on my birthday: Referring to the day of one's birth, often used in the context of celebrations or events.
• take good care: To look after someone or something well; ensure their well-being.
• dig into: To start eating food enthusiastically.
• fit together: To combine or join parts properly or correctly.
• the whole story: The complete and unabridged account of something.
• on time
• hanging out: To spend time with your friends
• run away from: To run somewhere, e.g. to escape from something
• run away with: To go away with someone, e.g. for secret marriage
• pull off: To manage to succeed
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• show off: To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
• kick off: To start a football match.
• odd one out: A person or thing different from the rest.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• facing off: To oppose one another (often in sports)
• force for good: A person or thing that has a positive and beneficial influence.
• book on: A book about a particular subject.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• nice try: Said when someone has made a good attempt at something but has not succeeded.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• make up: To invent or create a story
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• stand up to: To resist or fight someone who is being aggressive
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• in different ways: Using various methods or approaches; with variety.
• once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
• upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
• happy ending: A conclusion to a story, play, movie, etc., in which everything turns out well for the protagonists.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• contrast with: To be strikingly different from something else.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
• plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• literature: Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• fairy: Small imaginary being that can do magic
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• poetry: Poetic writing; imaginative verses
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• detective: Person who investigates and solves crimes
• figurative: Using a metaphor; not literally
• hood: Front part of the car that covers the engine
• coat: Clothing worn outside over your normal clothes
• knot: Secure form of tying a rope, string etc.
• safari: Tour to watch animals in their natural environment
• poem: A written composition in verse, not prose
• note: To notice or pay particular attention to something.
• infer: To reach a conclusion from the evidence
• prose: Writing that is not a poem
• wolf: A dog-like wild animal
• sandy: Person's name
• nonfiction: Not fiction; real or factual content of books
• gay: Happy and bright
• grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
• pig: Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
• bee: Gathering to perform activities and tasks together