Vocabulary

• run through: To pierce with a sharp pointed object
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• for instance: As an example.
• filter down: To spread or pass gradually from the rich to the poor.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
• instance: An example of something; case
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
• military: Army or armed forces
• pile: Large amount of something
• filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
• countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• waist: Narrower part of your body between hips and chest
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• hint: To suggest without being direct about it
• closet: Small room or cupboard used for storing things
• reinvent: To present something in a new and interesting way
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• collection: Act of asking for money for a debt or a charity
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
• bin: Type of container, usually for trash
• turquoise: Color that is a combination of green and blue
• saint: Person who is very good, kind or patient
• fashion: Style of dress or activity popular at some time
• department: Division of a larger part or organization
• unaware: Not knowing that something is happening
• impossible: (Child, etc.) very annoying
• select: To choose a suitable thing from a group
• comical: Funny; that makes you laugh
• baffle: To puzzle; to confuse
• clearance: A sale at a store to get rid of excess items
• skirt: To go around the edge of an area
• ballerina: Classical dancer who performs in a ballet
• saloon: Establishment where alcoholic drinks are served
• oscar: Annual award given in the movie industry