Vocabulary

• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• ball up: To crumple something into a ball shape.
• see through: To realize the truth about
• dropping the ball: To make a mistake or error, especially one that causes problems for others.
• down the track: At some point in the future.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• meet up: To arrange to meet someone.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
• with time: As time passes; eventually.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• have to: Must do
• due to: Because of; owing to
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• ball: Large dance where people dress formally
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• plane: An airplane
• hour: 60 minutes
• fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
• watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
• close: Almost; near
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• left: To go away from; depart
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• daily: Happening every day
• speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
• accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• tick: To function properly or normally
• traveler: Person going from one place to another
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• replace: To use instead of something else
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• beam: To send out information, signals, or light
• bounce: A person's energy or confidence
• distant: Unfriendly; cold
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• triangular: Having three straight sides
• accuracy: Being exactly right; correctness
• balance: Instrument for weighing things
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• passage: Process of moving through time
• slightly: Only a little
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• carriage: Vehicle on wheels, usually pulled by a horse
• extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
• formulate: To make and develop a set of rules or ideas
• elapse: (Of time, etc.) to pass; go by
• merge: To cause two or more things to combine into one
• unimaginable: That cannot be imagined; unthinkable
• particle: Adverb or preposition that joins with a verb
• dilation: Act of making (eyes) more open or expanded
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• atomic: Concerning atoms
• synchronize: To make two things work at the same time
• commonplace: Being average or ordinary
• cosmonaut: Person trained to travel in a spacecraft
• minuscule: Very, very small
• asteroid: Very small planets that move around the sun
• subatomic: Concerning constituents of the atom
• relativity: Einstein theory about time, space and position
• colony: Group (bees, etc.) that live in the same place