Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• fast food chain: A company that operates many fast food restaurants.
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• check out
• have to: Must do
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• across from: Being on the other side
• out of date: Expired; too old to be used
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• bizarre: Odd or strange
• reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• tiny: Very, very small
• appearance: The way a person looks to others
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• bust: To arrest people involved in crime
• fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
• intersection: Place where two things cross
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• fully: Completely or entirely
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• dessert: Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• entrance: A place where you enter a house or other building
• emperor: Man who rules an empire
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• underground: (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• eve: The time just before something happens
• inundate: To fill up beyond the capacity of; flood
• mead: Alcoholic drink made from honey