Vocabulary

• think back: To recapture the past
• at least: As a minimum
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• have to: Must do
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• on the button: Exactly right; perfectly.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• got to: To arrive at some place
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• go away: To go on vacation
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• inherently: As an essential part of
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• brace: Structure that strengthens a joint
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• dawn: First light of day
• click: To work well with someone or something
• plunge: (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
• leave: To go away from; depart
• fault: A failure or negative aspect of
• naked: Not wearing any clothes; without covering
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• splash: To throw water or liquids in many directions
• strengthen: To make something stronger
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• fully: Completely or entirely
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• volunteer: Working willingly without pay to help others
• fill: To make something full
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• hover: (Bird/helicopter) to fly staying in one position
• exclamation: Abrupt excited utterance
• skinny: Too thin; very lean
• pluck: Quality of bravery or determination
• paddle: Long stick with a flat end used to move a boat
• maniac: Violent, mentally ill person
• dangle: To hang loosely in the air; hold a thing like this
• tab: To press the tab key on a keyboard
• online: Connected to the internet
• ow: Sound people make when they are hurt