Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on to: Toward something; forward
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• to the good: An advantage or credit that one has.
• into thin air: To vanish completely and mysteriously.
• arrive at: To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• train of thought: A connected series of thoughts.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• away from home: Not at one's residence; at a distance from one's home.
• check out
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• culprit: Person who has done something wrong or illegal
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
• spot: A certain place or area
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• desperately: In a way that shows you don't have much hope
• appearance: The way a person looks to others
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• cram: To add more to something that is already full
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• imagination: Ability to creates new ideas and mental images
• lounge: Long, extended chair to sit or lie down on
• animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
• camouflage: Blending into the background by being similar
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• renowned: Widely known and esteemed
• reminiscent: Suggestive of; tending to remind you of
• director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• memory: Ability of the mind to call back past things
• blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
• headquarters: Main offices; administrative buildings or centers
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• pit: To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
• lava: Very hot liquid rock flowing from a volcano
• statue: Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
• land: Region or country
• hockey: Sport played on a field with sticks and a ball
• dinosaur: Reptile that lived millions of years ago
• montage: Assembly of items, e.g. visual images
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• special: Being additional or extra
• animator: The technician who produces animated cartoons
• forget: To not remember something
• fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
• dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
• call: A order or request for action
• ball: Large dance where people dress formally
• poster: A large, printed notice or picture
• distortion: Act of changing the shape, details, appearance of
• officer: Person of high position in an organization
• bass: Type of fish
• chinatown: Area of town with many Chinese stores, restaurants