Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• have to: Must do
• back then: At that time in the past.
• at least: As a minimum
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• delight in: To take great pleasure in something.
• take delight: To get a lot of pleasure from something
• my eye: Used to express disbelief or skepticism.
• run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
• throw out: To make someone leave, because of bad behavior
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at worst: If the most unfavorable outcome happens.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
• slightly: Only a little
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• predominantly: Mainly; in a way that indicates a greater degree
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• entertainment: Act or process of providing service for someone
• stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• tray: A wide flat thing to carry food on
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• delight: Strong feeling of great pleasure
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
• scar: Long lasting emotional pain from a bad experience
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• committee: Group of people who do or decide something
• ceremony: Special social or religious event
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• balcony: Platform with a rail projecting out of a building
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• confirm: To formally approve or check something
• nowadays: At the present time; now
• wealthy: Having a great quantity of money or property
• scatter: To throw or move into various different directions
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• quaint: Appealing and attractive in an outdated way
• burn: To destroy with fire
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• amnesty: Freedom given to someone who could be punished
• bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• mace: Aerosol sprayed in the face to ward off attackers
• southwest: Location in the southwestern part of an area
• hoo: Dialect West Yorkshire and Lancashire she