Vocabulary

• at large: (of a person or animal, especially one that is dangerous) not captured; free.
• before it was cool: Doing or liking something before it becomes popular or trendy.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
• play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
• have to: Must do
• between you and me: Said to show that the information is private or confidential.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• subordinate clauses: A clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb within a main clause.
• go on: To continue doing something
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• bold: Brave; very confident; too confident
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
• interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
• sluggish: Slow; moving like a slug
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• subordinate: Grammar (of a clause) dependent on the main clause
• broccoli: Vegetable with thick branches and green flowers
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• silent: Without making any noise; soundless
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• attach: To be associated or connected with
• fungi: Taxonomic kingdom including yeast
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• ceremony: Special social or religious event
• swing: Movement in a curved motion
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
• nail: Pointed piece of metal used to join pieces of wood
• reception: Front desk area of an organization or building
• symphony: Harmony of color or sound
• shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
• atom: Smallest bit that matter can be broken down into
• concert: Musical entertainment performed in public
• hipster: Cool person; one following the latest styles
• knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
• giggle: To laugh in a childish or silly way
• broom: Brush with a long handle, used for cleaning
• atlantic: Of the ocean between Africa and the Americas
• mermaid: Creature with top half a woman, bottom half a fish
• bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
• halfway: A middle point between two extremes
• elementary: Basic, simple, or essential
• cross: Angry and upset
• pee: To urinate
• tattoo: Permanent ink drawing on a person's skin
• shy: Afraid of meeting people; lacking self-confidence
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• pebble: Small, smooth stone, as found on a beach
• dead: Not alive
• bartender: Employee who makes and serves alcohol at a bar
• octopus: Sea creature with eight arms or tentacles
• magnesium: Silver, white metal burning with a white flame
• periodically: Over time, often with regular spaces between
• barber: Person whose job is to cut men's hair, shave them
• face: To cover a surface with something like paint
• call: A order or request for action
• shock: The passage of an electricity through the body
• psychic: Concerning the mind and its workings
• toilet: Room where you go to urinate or excrete; bathroom
• waterproof: That keeps water out, as of clothes
• party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
• jack: To increase the amount or intensity of something
• snail: Slow moving creature with soft body and hard shell
• mush: Something soft and wet and usually thick
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• icicle: Ice formation made by dripping water being frozen
• horse: Large animal with 4 legs used for riding
• cent: 100th of the basic unit of money e.g. a dollar
• titanic: Concerning great force or power
• banjo: Guitar-like instrument with long neck, round body
• setter: Long-eared dog trained to fetch game
• heh: An exclamation of surprise or inquiry