Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
• through the ceiling: To increase or rise very sharply.
• spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
• in effect: In reality; in practice; virtually
• got to: To arrive at some place
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• going on: To continue doing something
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• for the record: Said to ensure something is officially noted or remembered.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• land on: To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• black eye: A bruise around the eye, typically caused by a blow.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• appearance: The way a person looks to others
• practically: Nearly, almost, or in effect
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• transparent: Being open to see and to public criticism
• tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• due: When something is required or expected
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
• sneaky: Deceptive and underhand
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• frightening: To make someone afraid or nervous
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• blind: Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• hazardous: Involving danger, risk, and potential damages
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• ruthless: Not considering the feelings or health of others
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• product: Item that can be bought
• central: Being in the middle
• balance: Instrument for weighing things
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• perfectly: In a faultless manner; without mistakes
• rob: Person's name
• menacing: To threaten or alarm someone
• snuck: To move around in a way so no one will see you
• menace: Something that threatens or is dangerous
• uplift: To make someone feel happier or more hopeful
• hallelujah: Shout or song of praise to God
• whoo: Sound people make when they are surprised