Vocabulary

• take apart: To break something into pieces, e.g. a radio
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• have to: Must do
• diamond in the rough: A person or thing with potential but lacking refinement.
• in the rough: In an area of longer grass on a golf course, off the fairway.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• dumb: Senseless; stupid
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• scrub: To clean with hard rubbing
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• treasure: Valuable things collected, and often hidden
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• performance: Act of doing something
• argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• wreck: Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
• tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
• soak: To make something completely wet
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• buddy: Friend, usually male
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
• terrible: Very bad; horrible
• hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• pirate: To copy or sell a product illegally
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• come: To arrive at a place
• plea: Response given by a person charged with a crime
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• clam: Kind of shellfish
• armor: Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• grunt: To utter a deep sound like that of a pig
• crab: Sea creature with a hard shell and two claws
• die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
• watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
• sparkle: To shine with a lot of very small points of light
• hawk: Large bird kills smaller birds and animals
• dazzle: To make one feel great excitement or admiration
• granny: Grandmother
• glam: Shortened form of 'glamorous'
• vie: To fight or compete against to win or get a thing
• seafood: Fish, shellfish, etc. that can be eaten
• mini: Small British car
• hoo: Dialect West Yorkshire and Lancashire she