Vocabulary

• dig in: To start eating eagerly and enthusiastically.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• car lot: An open-air area where cars are parked for sale.
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• at least: As a minimum
• at the corner: Situated where two streets or edges meet at an angle.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• next to: Being located along side another
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• blot out: To completely hide or obscure something.
• in equal measure: To the same degree or extent.
• going on: To continue doing something
• turn into: To change to become something else
• concern about: To worry about something.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• for instance: As an example.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• on the door: Situated on the surface or part of a door.
• knock on: To strike a door or window to attract attention.
• on the scene: Present at a location, especially where something has happened.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• on a need-to-know basis: Sharing information only with those who absolutely require it.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• box in: To trap or prevent movement by surrounding closely.
• in a hurry: Acting or moving with great haste; rushed.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• check out
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
• harbor: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
• bustling: To move energetically or busily
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• scientist: Person who is trained in a science
• porch: Roofed structure over the entrance of a building
• council: Group chosen to make decisions about something
• jaw: One of the two bones of the face where teeth grow
• business: A company formed for making profit
• cemetery: Place where people are buried after they die
• sturdy: Substantially made or built; strong
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• metropolis: Very large and important city
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• area: Amount of measured space
• entrance: A place where you enter a house or other building
• alley: A narrow road or path between buildings
• elementary: Basic, simple, or essential
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• overlook: To look down on; be able to see from
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• asphalt: Hard mixture used to make roads and streets
• subterranean: Living or situated below the surface of the earth
• jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• arcade: Covered passageway with shops on either side
• seismic: Of earthquakes
• unknown: Not being known or famous
• cavern: Very large, hollow cave
• retrieval: Act or process of finding and getting something
• waterfront: Harbor or dockyard of city near the water
• vinyl: Strong plastic used e.g. for car seat covers
• echoed: (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
• fundraising: Activities to get people to donate to charity, etc.
• murmur: Low, continuous indistinct sound
• angel: Supernatural human figure from heaven with wings
• tracker: Person using marks to follow a wild animal
• boardwalk: Walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside
• airspace: Area in the sky controlled by a country
• policeman: Male police officer
• vale: Poetic a valley