Vocabulary

• write down: To record in writing
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• in the wind: Something likely to happen or be revealed soon.
• next to: Being located along side another
• over the top: More than what is considered normal or suitable; exaggerated.
• as it stands: In the present condition or situation.
• roll down: To move downwards by turning over and over.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• left standing: Remaining erect or in existence after others have fallen or been removed.
• picks up: To catch a criminal and take to police station
• topple over: To fall from being unsteady; overturn.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• in flames: Burning fiercely
• have been around: To have a lot of experience in life.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• check out
• mental: Concerning the mind
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• repetition: When something occurs again
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
• chunk: A large bit of something; thick lump
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• blow: To move something using air
• visual: Of or relating to vision
• sneaky: Deceptive and underhand
• verbal: Concerning verbs
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• flame: To glow
• bend: To become curved or no longer straight
• parachute: To drop supplies from a plane via parachute
• wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
• lick: To pass the tongue along something, e.g. ice cream
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• memorize: To study something so that you remember it
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
• bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• person: Man, woman or child
• liberty: Doing as one wants without asking
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• trampoline: Gymnastic apparatus with canvas sheet on springs
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• cigarette: White paper tube filled with tobacco
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• statue: Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
• drip: Tiny amount of liquid that falls from something
• rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• picture: General situation or state of being
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• topple: To cause a government/leader to be overthrown
• paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
• engulf: To completely surround and enclose
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• giraffe: Tall African animal with very long neck and legs
• growl: To utter a deep sound of anger or hostility
• pineapple: A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
• skateboard: Board with wheels you stand on to ride
• dollop: Measure or amount, usually of food, e.g. ice cream
• thump: Sound produced by a heavy blow; the blow
• oversize: Larger than normal for its kind