Vocabulary

• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• spot: A certain place or area
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• sneak: To move around in a way so no one will see you
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
• supposedly: As some people believe (shows you doubt it)
• element: Essential or particular part of something
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
• calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• assign: To give someone a particular job to do
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• astrology: Study of how the stars influence human lives
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• hop: Dance party
• overlap: To lie over or cover a part of something else
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• constellation: Group of things or people that are similar
• mythical: Based on beliefs unsupported by facts
• great: Very good; better than before
• devise: To think of and plan something
• nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
• zodiac: A belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into constellations or signs for astrological purposes
• emperor: Man who rules an empire
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• startle: To give someone a shock or surprise
• harmonious: Being compatible; working well together
• raft: Pieces of wood tied together as a kind of boat
• let: To allow someone to do something
• trio: Three of something, e.g. musicians
• rat: Long-tailed rodent similar to/bigger than a mouse
• jade: Green stone used to make jewelry/art objects
• rooster: Adult male chicken
• classical: Concerning the culture of ancient Greece or Rome
• dragon: Imaginary creatures that breathe fire
• snake: An animal with a long body, no arms or legs
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• sheep: Animal with a woolly coat raised for meat or wool
• ox: Cow-like animal kept for providing milk or meat
• pig: Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from