Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• come up to: To meet expectations
• got to: To arrive at some place
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• stand over: To watch or supervise others closely, like a boss
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at least: As a minimum
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• evolve: To develop certain features
• spot: A certain place or area
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• strike: To hit something
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• fierce: Very strong, wild or violent
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• handy: Convenient, easy to use, easy to reach
• anatomy: Scientific study of the structure of (human) body
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• sturdy: Substantially made or built; strong
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• defense: Argument in support of something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• asteroid: Very small planets that move around the sun
• survival: Act of continuing to exist when facing difficulty
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• land: Region or country
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• hollow: (Of objects) having nothing inside; not solid
• volcanic: (E.g. of a temperament) easily angered; violent
• graze: (Of cows, etc.) to eat grass growing in a field
• dinosaur: Reptile that lived millions of years ago
• corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
• giraffe: Tall African animal with very long neck and legs
• mule: Animal breed combining a horse and a donkey
• honeycomb: Wax structure of six-sided cells made by bees