Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• kid on: To joke or tease someone or pretend something is not true.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• in length: Relating to the measurement of something from end to end.
• armor plating: Protective metal plates fitted to a vehicle or structure to shield it from attack.
• come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• kill me: An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• hanging upside down: Suspended with the upper part turned to the lower part.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• wrap around: To encircle or surround something.
• grow on: To cause someone to begin to like
• get it together: To organize your life and become more responsible.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• enthusiasm: Hobby or interest that you are passionate about
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• fluffy: Containing air and being light in weight
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• belly: Middle part of the body; the stomach
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• mammal: Animal which drinks milk from its mother
• buddy: Friend, usually male
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
• defense: Argument in support of something
• wild: In a manner which lacks control
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• fur: Hairy coat of an animal
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• pat: Person's name
• dwarf: Person of short stature, due to medical condition
• celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
• algae: Green organisms that live in still water
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• tickle: Discomfort caused by something touching the skin
• carrot: Reward offered to make someone do something
• serenity: Absence of mental stress or anxiety
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• armor: Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
• sloth: Someone not wanting to work because they are lazy
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• upside: Above, over
• tail: Extended part at the back of an animal's body
• leopard: Large cat with short fur and black spots
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• wildlife: All wild animals
• crocodile: Large meat-eating reptile that can swim
• true: Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
• cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
• picnic: Meal that is eaten outdoors, sitting on the ground
• coil: Wire wound into circles to carry electricity
• grape: Fruit from which wine is made
• moss: Soft green plant which grows on trees and stones
• iguana: Large herbivorous lizards with a spiny crest
• cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
• armadillo: Mammal with body covered with strong horny plates
• boa: Snake that kills by winding itself around its prey
• gala: A big party, as for a public celebration
• saltwater: Water containing salts such as the ocean
• zoo: Place in a town where wild animals are shown
• plating: To put a layer of metal on something to protect it