Vocabulary

• on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• getting home: The act of arriving at one's residence.
• join in
• round to: To visit someone's place informally, usually briefly.
• in remembrance of: In memory of; as a way to honor and remember someone or something.
• dig deep: To make a great effort; to try very hard.
• shove up: To move closer together to make room.
• have to: Must do
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• renowned: Widely known and esteemed
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• leave: To go away from; depart
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• lick: To pass the tongue along something, e.g. ice cream
• upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
• fungus: Plant, e.g. mushroom/mold, growing in damp places
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• soul: Central or basic part of something
• porridge: Dish made of oatmeal, usually eaten at breakfast
• shove: To roughly push someone or something away
• fist: Tightly closed hand, as when you punch someone
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• troll: Ugly dwarf in fairy tales, e.g. with long hair
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• deep: Complex and important
• slurp: To drink noisily
• jolly: Being full of cheer, friendliness and happiness
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• gasp: To take a short quick breath because of surprise
• tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
• yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
• knit: To join or be joined closely together
• forehead: Area of the face above the eyes
• royal: Excellent or grand; suitable for a king or queen
• grass: To betray someone
• majesty: Impressive quality that something large has
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• castle: Large defensive building in historical times
• sigh: Breathing out to show boredom or disappointment
• care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• cheer: Feeling of happiness or optimism
• call: A order or request for action
• loss: Friend, family, or other loved person's death
• surprise: To do something that another person didn't expect
• princess: Daughter of a king and queen
• pay: To give money for goods or work done
• party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
• bless: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
• bell: Metal object shaped like a cup that rings when hit
• ballad: Story that is told through a song or poem
• remembrance: When you recall what happened in the past
• likeness: Similarity; resemblance; portrait
• tempo: Speed or pace of something