Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• cook up: To invent a story or plan, especially dishonestly.
• like a man: To act bravely or responsibly.
• aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• great: Very good; better than before
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• person: Man, woman or child
• boil: To become extremely angry or excited
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
• publish: To prepare and make available a book magazine etc.
• kitchen: Place where food is cooked
• egg: Hard-shelled thing from which a young bird is born