Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• set up
• move into: To start living in a new house or building
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
• up the river: Sent to prison or in serious trouble.
• move up: To advance to a higher rank or position.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• aside from
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• dive in: To start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm.
• next to: Being located along side another
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• spot: A certain place or area
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• exploit: To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
• initiate: To cause something to begin
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• grasp: Person's control over something
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
• emphasis: Special attention, importance, or force
• roam: To move about freely without a set destination
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• brick: Baked clay block used to build houses, walls
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• composition: Piece of writing, music etc.
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• fully: Completely or entirely
• draft: Withdrawal of money from the bank
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• scout: To watch or search for something or someone
• predictable: Capable of being guessed before it happens
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• rotation: Regular change of the crops grown in a field
• aggressively: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• entrance: A place where you enter a house or other building
• flex: To move a part of the body to stretch muscles
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• ward: Person's name
• flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• enchant: To hold the admiration of others; charm
• jungle: Tropical area with many wild plants and animals
• busted: To arrest people involved in crime
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• quickly: Without taking a lot of time; fast
• cocoon: Case spun by many insects for protection
• rumble: Low, heavy continuous sound or series of sounds
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
• buff: Person who knows a great deal about a topic
• tier: One of the rising rows of seats, e.g. in a stadium
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• tracker: Person using marks to follow a wild animal
• crystallized: To make a substance form into crystals
• nether: Located below or beneath something else
• thresh: To separate grain or seeds from husks and straw