Vocabulary

• hide behind: To avoid responsibility or truth by using something as an excuse.
• show off: To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
• in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• roger that: Acknowledge and confirm receipt and understanding of a message or instruction.
• check out
• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• next to: Being located along side another
• come about: To turn a boat around; (of boat) to turn around
• arrive at: To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• go for it: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• got to: To arrive at some place
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
• silly: Careless
• blast: To attack someone with words
• parade: Large group walking in a public celebration
• grumpy: Easily annoyed and complaining
• astronaut: Person who travels in space
• haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
• costume: Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
• pedestrian: Unremarkable; ordinary; not special
• wicked: Morally bad; evil
• spooky: Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• whisper: To talk with breath but no voice
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
• squirrel: Small furry tree-living animal with a big tail
• mighty: Having great strength or great size
• skeleton: Structure of bones that supports the body
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• maze: Network of paths you have to make your way through
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• deep: Complex and important
• broom: Brush with a long handle, used for cleaning
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• cross: Angry and upset
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• wizard: Man with magical powers
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• scuba: Equipment which allows you to breath underwater
• pumpkin: Large roundish orange fruit that can be eaten
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• engineer: Someone whose job is designing machines, buildings
• witch: Woman believed to have magical powers
• alligator: A large reptile like a crocodile
• corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
• crazy: Mentally ill; mad
• toad: Small amphibian animal very similar to a frog
• ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
• beware: To be careful, used in warning someone
• boo: To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
• gold: Dark yellow color often seen in sunsets
• luckily: In a good way; by good fortune
• spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
• diver: Person swimming under water
• spook: To scare; frighten
• candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
• doorbell: Button you push on outside door to gain entry
• grandma: Mother of your father or mother
• shoo: Said to make people or animals go away
• dong: Basic unit of money in Vietnam