Vocabulary

• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• to the moon: Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• have to: Must do
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• a bit longer: For a slightly longer period of time.
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
• skip out: To leave a place or situation secretly, often to avoid paying or fulfilling an obligation.
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• going on: To continue doing something
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• in bad shape: In poor physical or operational condition.
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• at least: As a minimum
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
• job: Something that must be done
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• slow: Lacking activity, busyness or excitement
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
• test: To be given a medical examination
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• cook: To heat food until it is ready to eat
• sleep: To have enough beds for
• sad: Unhappy; wishing something hadn't happened
• floor: Large area used for a particular purpose
• moon: To expose your buttocks as a joke
• flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
• desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• office: Room or building used for business
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• thunderstorm: Storm with heavy rain with thunder and lightning
• snake: An animal with a long body, no arms or legs
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• belt: To leave somewhere quickly (UK use)
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
• Miss: To be absent
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• lightning: Flashes of light in the sky caused by a storm
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• land: Region or country
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• grounded: With a base in knowledge or reason
• cancel: To end a legal, business, or other agreement
• exhaust: System of pipes through which gases escape
• jungle: Tropical area with many wild plants and animals
• electrical: Related or connected to electricity
• burn: To destroy with fire
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• commander: Person with authority who commands or controls
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• survival: Act of continuing to exist when facing difficulty
• booster: Person who backs a politician or a team etc.
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
• relieve: To make less boring by making some change
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• skip: Very large waste disposal bin
• occupy: To enter and take control of land/property
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
• management: People who are in control of a business or group
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• assignment: Task you are given to do (as in the armed forces)
• astronaut: Person who travels in space
• assign: To give someone a particular job to do
• caution: Quality of being cautious; avoiding risk, danger
• lump: Small swollen mass in body, e.g. showing disease
• astronomy: Study of stars and other bodies in space
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• lunar: Concerning, about, or from the moon
• spacecraft: Vehicle capable of traveling to outer space
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• rookie: New to doing something; beginner
• module: Part or unit with a specific job or function
• orbital: Concerning an orbit
• pad: Object that is thin, flat, and usually soft
• physiology: Ways in which the parts of a living thing operate
• maneuver: Military movement of troops
• bolt: Line of electricity in the sky from lightning