Vocabulary

• get down on: To criticize or disapprove of someone or something.
• come under fire: To be subjected to criticism or attack.
• under fire: Being heavily criticized.
• in vain: Without success or result; futilely.
• thankful for: Feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• flame: To glow
• pun: Funny way to use a word to express another meaning
• party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
• patron: Person buying products or services of a business
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• lord: (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
• intended: To plan or want to do something
• tweak: To make a small change or adjustment
• girl: A female child; a young woman
• peasant: A person of low social status who works on a farm
• crotch: Area between your legs where they join your body
• autograph: Signature of a famous person
• maid: Female servant in a house or hotel
• ratchet: Toothed wheel with a catch allowing motion one way