Vocabulary

• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• peace and quiet: A state of calm and tranquility; freedom from disturbance.
• in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
• allow me: A polite way of offering to do something for someone.
• hilarious: Extremely amusing; very funny
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• parade: Large group walking in a public celebration
• passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• bust: To arrest people involved in crime
• rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• respond: To answer something or someone
• mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
• buddy: Friend, usually male
• idiot: A person who is foolish or not very smart
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• shatter: To break into small pieces
• alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
• great: Very good; better than before
• marble: A hard type of stone, often used in monuments
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• chirp: To make a sharp sound like an insect, bird
• quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
• shortcut: A route that is shorter than the normal
• stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• clam: Kind of shellfish
• fiery: Of or like fire; hot or angry
• groan: To make a deep sound from despair, pain etc.
• rumble: Low, heavy continuous sound or series of sounds
• carrier: A company, e.g. mail, airline, that carries things
• chime: To make a musical, harmonious sound
• rattle: To make a series of sharp noises by shaking
• sigh: Breathing out to show boredom or disappointment
• peace: Calm and quiet state
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• grunt: To utter a deep sound like that of a pig
• factory: Building where things are made
• duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
• ring: A roped area in which people fight or box
• sunscreen: Cream spread on the skin to protect from sunburn
• grumble: To be displeased and complain about something
• growl: To utter a deep sound of anger or hostility
• fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
• thud: Dull noise, as of something heavy falling
• town: Small city
• hum: To make a constant low sound
• shriek: Loud high-pitched sound or scream
• quack: Derogatory term for an incompetent doctor
• blare: (Of a radio, etc.) to make a very loud sound
• cluck: To make a noise like a chicken
• ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
• doorbell: Button you push on outside door to gain entry
• shoo: Said to make people or animals go away
• moi: (French) me