Vocabulary

• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• this day and age: The present period or modern times.
• in this day and age: In the present time; nowadays.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• for one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• have to: Must do
• turn on
• at least: As a minimum
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• go away: To go on vacation
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• sift through: To examine something very carefully in order to find something important or useful.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
• spectacular: Impressive or out of the ordinary
• blast: To attack someone with words
• fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
• subtitle: Additional title, often one that explains
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• slam: To criticize sharply
• profile: To write a short description of a person or group
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• recite: To speak aloud a passage from memory
• smash: Accident involving vehicles
• slap: To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
• animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
• narrator: Person or character who tells a story
• scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
• volunteer: Working willingly without pay to help others
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
• rave: A dance party with loud music
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• sift: To look through and remove less valuable things
• refrigerator: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• pioneer: Person exploring a new place or field of endeavor
• peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• store: To put things in a place for later use
• go: To attend or be at a place
• moan: To complain about something
• ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
• tentacle: Long thin arm of some animals like an octopus
• dick: Someone who is a detective
• gum: To cover or stick with adhesive
• throwback: Example of a species thought dead, but revived
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• video: Recording capturing action with sound
• mark: Person's name
• joy: Deep happiness and pleasure about something
• growl: To utter a deep sound of anger or hostility
• spy: Person who gets secret information about an enemy
• explorer: Person who travels to places to discover more them
• horribly: Very badly; terribly
• mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
• truck: Homegrown vegetables and fruit for sale
• hurry: To move, act, get somewhere, do something quickly
• isle: Poetic, or in place names island
• takeover: Change of ownership of a corporation
• beep: Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
• gun: To suddenly make an engine run faster
• shutdown: Termination of operations
• damned: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
• wielding: To handle (a weapon or tool) with skill and ease
• damnit: A mild swear word used to express annoyance