Vocabulary

• train of thought: A connected series of thoughts.
• those times: A period in the past, often remembered fondly.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• in the hospital: Located inside a hospital receiving medical care.
• have to: Must do
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• drawing a blank: Failing to remember something.
• draw a blank: To fail to remember something.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
• tiny: Very, very small
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• terrible: Very bad; horrible
• remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• recall: (Company) asking for the return of faulty goods
• blank: Showing no emotion or understanding
• awake: To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• memory: Ability of the mind to call back past things
• amnesia: Loss of the ability to remember
• recollection: A past occurrence that is remembered
• weirdly: In an odd or strange way
• jog: To run at a steady, slow pace
• papa: Another word for father
• ebook: Book displayed on a digital device e.g. a phone