Vocabulary

• land on: To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
• in motion: Moving; not stationary.
• halfway through: At or in the middle of a period of time or an activity.
• two halves: Two equal parts of something.
• off the ground: Having started or begun to operate or succeed.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• material: Cloth; fabric
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• obsessive: Characterized by or constituting an obsession
• principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• contradict: To say the opposite is so; say something different
• unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• naked: Not wearing any clothes; without covering
• tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
• inertia: Lack of movement or activity
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• static: Concerning electricity that collects on a surface
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• conservation: Protecting the environment or a species
• rotation: Regular change of the crops grown in a field
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• land: Region or country
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• halfway: A middle point between two extremes
• slot: A long narrow opening to put a coin, etc. in
• cheat: To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
• rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
• arch: Curved part of a structure (e.g. on a bridge)
• photography: Art of taking pictures with a camera
• coyote: Wild dog that is found in North America
• update: Addition of a current version of something
• gallop: To cause a horse or another animal to run fast
• angular: Having one or more sharp angles
• skater: Person who moves wearing ice skates