| Term | Definition |
|---|
| awesome | inspiring awe or admiration or wonder |
| to poke out | poke out or thrust abruptly |
| (to be) bound to | headed or intending to head in a certain direction |
| odds | the probability of a specified outcome |
| woozy | having or causing a whirling sensation |
| fin | organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals |
| anemone | marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles |
| sting | a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin |
| the coast is clear | there's no danger in sight |
| to freak out | if somebody freaks or if something freaks them, they react very strongly to something that makes them suddenly feel shocked, surprised, frightened |
| petting zoo | a collection of docile animals for children to pet and feed |
| intolerant | not able to put up with |
| to make (the octopus) ink | to cause it to eject its ink as if it were a child made to urinate after shock |
| stuck | caught or fixed |
| butt | the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on |
| to dare | a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy; take upon oneself |
| there there | words used to express sympathy for someone in pain |
| practical joke | a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish) |
| short-term memory loss | not able to remember things that happened very recently |
| get-together | an informal meeting |
| dodgy | risky (British or Australian) |
| mate | informal term for a friend of the same sex |
| to get something over with | Do something you don't enjoy so you won't have to do it later. |
| pledge | a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something |
| stinking | very bad; refers to a very bad smell |
| to get something off one's chest | to express feelings that have been kept bottled up inside |
| to clock someone | (informal) to hit someone, especially on the head |
| to bleed | lose blood from one's body |
| to fall off the wagon | to return to the addiction that you were trying to avoid |
| fella (fellow) | a boy or man |
| novocaine | procaine administered as a anesthesia (trade name Novocain) |
| to kick in | enter a particular state; start working, e.g. when the novocaine kicks in, the dentist can begin to work |
| to roll | get started; begin operating or running |
| to decontaminate | rid of contamination |
| nuts | informal or slang terms for mentally irregular or unstable |
| neck of the woods | a surrounding or nearby region |
| to hitch a ride on the porcelain express | slang for being flushed down a toilet |
| to squirm | the act of wiggling usually when one is uncomfortable or nervous |
| grumpy | angry or in a bad mood |
| gills | organs for breathing found in fish and amphibians |
| conscience | The faculty in man by which he distinguishes between right and wrong in character and conduct. |
| a big deal | anything of great importance or consequence |
| to duck | to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away |
| {something} runs in the family | to share similar physical or personality features with your parents, grandparents, etc. |
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