Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
• swim in: To move through water by using your arms and legs.
• before long: Soon; in a short time.
• wade through: To walk through water or other liquid or soft substance that is not deep.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• strike: To hit something
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
• permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
• substitute: To perform the tasks instead of someone else
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• leave: To go away from; depart
• garment: Piece of clothing
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• awe: To feel admiration, respect, or fear
• dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
• reunion: Act of people meeting after being apart
• plight: Difficult situation
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• emperor: Man who rules an empire
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• celestial: Concerning the sky or objects in the sky
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• pluck: Quality of bravery or determination
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• seam: Line where cloth, metal etc. are joined together
• hastily: Done without much thought; it is done carelessly
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• robe: Long loose piece of clothing denoting high rank
• tremble: To shake a little, as due to an earthquake
• lonely: Sad because apart from other people
• stoic: Person who can suffer without complaining
• bull: Large male animal such as a cow or elephant
• jade: Green stone used to make jewelry/art objects
• bless: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
• wade: Person's name
• lone: Being alone or the only one; single
• enrage: To cause to feel extreme anger
• southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area
• weaver: Person who makes cloth by weaving
• earthly: Concerning or belonging to characteristic of earth
• granddaughter: Your son or daughter's daughter