Vocabulary

• face off: To oppose one another (often in sports)
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• head up: To lead or manage a team, project, or organization.
• for the record: Said to ensure something is officially noted or remembered.
• tear off: To remove something quickly and forcefully by pulling it
• flying bird: A bird that is in the process of flying.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
• adorable: Lovable or appealing, e.g. like a cute child
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• fluffy: Containing air and being light in weight
• crap: Impolite way of saying something is not good; Faeces
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• tiny: Very, very small
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• appearance: The way a person looks to others
• prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
• vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
• polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
• fuzzy: Covered with fur or short hair
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• respond: To answer something or someone
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
• tale: Story that is not true
• satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
• turbulence: Violent or unsteady movement of air or liquids
• camouflage: Blending into the background by being similar
• idiot: A person who is foolish or not very smart
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• auditory: Of the process of hearing
• fur: Hairy coat of an animal
• fairy: Small imaginary being that can do magic
• facial: Treatment to improve condition of the skin of face
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• cuddly: That makes you want to bug them; plump or friendly
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• maximize: To make as large or great as possible
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• burrito: Flour tortilla folded around a filling
• dimensional: Concerning how many planes an object exists in
• owl: Bird with large eyes that hunts at night
• bob: To move up and down repeatedly
• pellet: Hard little ball, e.g. of food or medicine
• cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
• bicycle: 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals
• hoo: Dialect West Yorkshire and Lancashire she