Vocabulary

• come running: To approach quickly by running.
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• dumb: Senseless; stupid
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• cue: Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
• innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
• swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• incompetent: Not having the skill or ability to do a thing well
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
• ironic: Funny because it is the opposite of the truth
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• long: Person's name
• care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• call: A order or request for action
• baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
• phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
• sexy: Tending to arouse sexual desire or interest