Vocabulary

• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• have to: Must do
• on the ball: Alert, quick to understand and respond to things.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• force in: To enter a place by applying physical force.
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• in motion: Moving; not stationary.
• at rest: Not moving or being used.
• beach ball: A large, inflatable ball used for recreation at the beach or pool.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• up in the air: Not yet decided or resolved; uncertain.
• out of the way: Remote; isolated.
• in honour of: To show respect and admiration for someone or something.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• at least: As a minimum
• break through: To move quickly through (wall, etc.) using force
• push on: To continue with some effort; persevere
• going on: To continue doing something
• box in: To trap or prevent movement by surrounding closely.
• pull on: To put on a piece of clothing quickly and easily.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• set up
• lift up: To raise something to a higher position.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• check out
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• tendency: Likelihood to behave in a particular way
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• equation: Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• act: To behave in a certain way
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• exert: To make something have an effect on something else
• motion: Suggestion at a meeting
• inertia: Lack of movement or activity
• equilibrium: A state of balance or harmony
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• point: An item to be discussed
• algebra: Math using letters or symbols in place of numbers
• elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
• subtract: To take away a value or amount from another
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• arrow: Symbol used on road signs to show direction
• reindeer: Large type of deer, associated with Christmas
• gravitational: Concerning the force of gravity
• diagram: A drawing intended to explain how something works
• downward: Moving from a higher to a lower condition/place
• rope: A thick string made by twisting fibers together
• foil: To cleverly prevent (plot/crime) from happening
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• perpendicular: Being at right angles to a given line or plane
• acceleration: Increase in the speed or rate of something
• physicist: Person who studies and works in physics
• sleigh: Vehicle with runners for moving on snow or ice
• rearrange: To rethink a plan, event for a time and place
• inflatable: Designed to be filled with air or gas
• upward: Toward some higher point or position
• grape: Fruit from which wine is made
• rink: A ice playing area for ice hockey or curling
• accelerates: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• unbreakable: Impossible to break under ordinary usage
• pulley: Device for heavy lifting with wheel drawn by chain
• mg: One thousandth (1/1000) of a gram