Vocabulary

• no go: A failure; something that does not proceed as planned.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• slip by: To pass or elapse unnoticed or without being acted upon.
• tune in: To listen to a radio program or watch a television program.
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• strike: To hit something
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• boundary: A division or border to separate two areas
• due: When something is required or expected
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• fault: A failure or negative aspect of
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• 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
• puzzle: To be a challenge to understand; confuse
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• tumble: To fall downwards, hitting the ground a few times
• tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
• thrust: To move (e.g. a knife) forcefully towards someone
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• piece: A counter in a board game
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• land: Region or country
• tsunami: Huge sea wave often caused by an earthquake
• epicenter: Point directly above the focus of an earthquake
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• tectonic: Denoting or relating to construction or building
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• rift: Opening made by splitting; a major disagreement
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• jigsaw: Cut up picture on card that you fit back together
• zoom: Camera lens used to magnify images
• earthquake: Heavy shaking of the ground due to natural forces
• zooming: To move along or go somewhere very quickly