Vocabulary

• light up: To illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• look over: To check something to see it works well; inspect
• check out
• on the grid: Connected to the main utility network, especially power.
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
• stripe: Strip of alternating color in straight lines
• fist: Tightly closed hand, as when you punch someone
• sailor: Someone who helps sail a boat as their job
• harry: Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
• bum: (Slang) the part of the body on which you sit
• violin: Wooden instrument with strings, played with a bow
• mince: To grind meat, etc. into very small pieces
• salon: Place for hairdressing or beauty treatments
• skunk: Animal that emits a bad smell when frightened
• mon: Shortened form of Monday
• fishing: To go fishing with a net or hook
• pasty: Resembling paste in color; pale