Vocabulary

• go back to: To return to a starting point
• stay up: To not go to bed until late
• go on: To continue doing something
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• join in
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• do your best: To try as hard as you can; put in maximum effort.
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
• polish: Act of making something clean and shiny
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• stable: In a position where something does not fall over
• great: Very good; better than before
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• brave: (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
• nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
• plant: Factory or a place where things are made
• shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• thunder: Loud sound
• tickle: Discomfort caused by something touching the skin
• brush: To touch against a thing very lightly when moving
• lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• come: To arrive at a place
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• rumble: Low, heavy continuous sound or series of sounds
• exciting: To cause a reaction; make active
• stormy: Full of anger or emotion
• orchard: Area containing lots of fruit trees
• practise: To work as a doctor or lawyer
• tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
• hurry: To move, act, get somewhere, do something quickly
• cloth: Piece of material used for cleaning, etc.
• twinkle: To shine with a flickering gleam of light
• bedtime: Time you go to bed
• goody: Something specially nice, like candies
• rainbow: Curved line of colors in the sky during rainfall