Vocabulary

• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• come forth: To appear; to emerge.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• lie with: To have sexual intercourse with someone.
• keep the peace: To maintain order and prevent conflict or disturbance.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• on pain of: With the threat of punishment if the stated action is not done.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• such as: For example; like
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• fall out
• fall upon: To attack someone or something suddenly and violently.
• in faith: Truly; certainly; indeed.
• in vain: Without success or result; futilely.
• by night: During the night; not during the day.
• dream on: Said when you think something is very unlikely to happen.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• by the book: According to the rules; strictly
• of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
• swear by: To have great confidence in something; to believe that something is very effective.
• have to: Must do
• set on: To attack
• in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
• out of breath: Having difficulty breathing, often after physical exertion.
• quarrel with: To have an argument or disagreement with someone.
• in blood: Covered or stained with blood, literally or figuratively.
• in hell: In a very bad or unpleasant situation
• run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• part with: To give something away; relinquish possession of something.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• set up
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• pass by: To go past someone or something.
• look upon: To consider or regard in a particular way.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• go along with: To agree to do something
• by any means: In any way possible, regardless of the method
• step aside: To move to the side to allow someone to pass.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
• in question: Being doubted or disputed; under discussion.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• in debt: State of owing money to a person or institution
• at odds: In a state of conflict or disagreement
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
• in good time: By the required time; with time to spare
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• in secret: Done or kept in a way that is not known or seen by others.
• with God: Being in the presence or care of God, often after death.
• come about: To turn a boat around; (of boat) to turn around
• by day: During the daytime; not at night.
• in shape: In good physical condition; fit.
• time out: A brief suspension of activity; a pause.
• in the stars: Determined by fate or destiny.
• let in: To allow someone to enter or come in
• come near: To be nearly as much as (a value)
• turn the tables: To reverse a situation, gaining an advantage over someone who previously had an advantage over you.
• put off: To take off, e.g. clothing
• convert to: To change into another form, substance, state, or product.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• turn back: To stop and move backward on some issue
• sit under: To study or receive instruction from someone.
• to a man: Every single person involved without exception.
• on form: Performing well; at one's best
• in truth: In fact; actually; really
• swear at: To use offensive language to or about (someone).
• stand here: To remain in or move to this specific location.
• dwell upon: To think or talk about something for a long time.
• black eye: A bruise around the eye, typically caused by a blow.
• at ease
• to the purpose: In a way that is relevant and meaningful to the matter.
• bow in: To enter a place with a bow as a sign of respect.
• come between: To be the cause of a disagreement between people
• wild goose chase: A foolish and hopeless pursuit of something unattainable.
• by nature: Inherently; by one's character or disposition.
• stop in: To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• stand by: To keep to an agreement
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• as true as: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement by comparing it to something known to be true.
• in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• in motion: Moving; not stationary.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• talked on: To talk at length about a particular subject.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• after hours: After the usual closing time.
• wear out
• sum up
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• spy out: To observe or watch secretly to gain information.
• by the ears: Engaged in a noisy or physical fight or argument.
• beat down: (of the sun) to shine very strongly and make the air very hot
• for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
• of ours: Belonging to us; associated with us.
• like lightning: Very quickly or suddenly.
• in haste: With excessive speed or urgency; hurriedly.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• see to: To attend to; take care of
• in little: To a small extent; insignificantly.
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• offer up: To present something, especially to God, as a sacrifice or offering.
• seize on: To quickly use or take advantage of an opportunity or information.
• kill me: An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
• keep off: To not walk on something e.g. the grass
• speak of: To mention someone or something in conversation.
• by god: An expression of surprise, shock, or emphasis.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• break of day: The start of daylight; dawn.
• from time to time: Occasionally; sometimes but not regularly.
• come down to: To become in the end a matter of
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• out of tune: Not playing or singing notes at the correct pitch; not in harmony.
• to the day: Exactly on the date specified, without any difference.
• next to: Being located along side another
• hold your tongue: To stop yourself from saying something you might regret.
• think on: To consider something carefully before making a decision.
• hand on: To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
• in the clouds: Lost in thought; daydreaming or distracted.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• knit up: To heal especially relating to skin or tissue closing up.
• sit up with: To stay awake while caring for someone, often at night.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• drink to: To raise a glass to honor or celebrate someone or something.
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• keep from: To prevent someone from doing something
• dry up: (Of money etc.) to vanish or be nothing left of it
• things change: Circumstances or situations do not remain constant; they evolve or transform over time.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• at hand: Close by; readily available.
• for nothing: Without payment or reward; to no purpose or effect; in vain
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• to the bones: Extremely; deeply, especially relating to feeling cold or frightened.
• account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• descend into: To go down into a place.
• at the point of: Just about to do something or reach a state.
• for fear of: Because of anxiety or apprehension that something undesirable might happen.
• run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
• comes upon: To accidentally find; discover something
• dispose of: To get rid of something, especially by throwing it away.
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• run with: To take and work with an idea, plan as your own
• on the back of: As a result of or following something.
• seal up: To close something tightly so that air, water, etc. cannot get in or out.
• bring forth: To give birth to animals or children
• make against: To be unfavorable or opposing to someone or something.
• by accident: Without intending to; unintentionally.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• love: Person's name
• death: When someone dies; the end of life
• night: Time when sun does not shine
• dead: Not alive
• art: Creative skill using the imagination e.g. painting
• enter: To start a career or an education
• lady: Another way of saying 'woman'
• prince: Person's name
• nurse: Person trained to care for sick or injured people
• thou: An old-fashioned word for you
• Paris: Sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae
• thee: An old-fashioned word for you
• sir: Form of polite address to a man you do not know
• doth: Do, does
• thy: An old-fashioned word for your