Vocabulary

• at school: Present and attending school.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• on the door: Situated on the surface or part of a door.
• do without: To manage without having or doing something
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• check on: To check that things are OK, correct
• kicking and screaming: Doing something unwillingly and very reluctantly.
• get acquainted with: To become familiar with someone or something.
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
• come up to: To meet expectations
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• burst out: To suddenly express an emotion or sound.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
• snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• flush: Feeling that comes suddenly
• whisper: To talk with breath but no voice
• eager: Very excited and interested
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• cab: A taxi
• startle: To give someone a shock or surprise
• fishy: Strange; suspicious; probably untrue
• trouble: To worry, bother or disturb someone
• ribbon: Long thin piece of cloth for tying hair/decoration
• silk: Fine cloth material used for making clothes
• plump: Large and round; slightly fat, in a pleasant way
• princess: Daughter of a king and queen
• maid: Female servant in a house or hotel
• lock: To become fixed in place and hard to move
• ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
• pony: Small young horse
• clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
• exclaim: To say or shout something suddenly
• monsieur: (French) Mr; sir
• papa: Another word for father