Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• peace and quiet: A state of calm and tranquility; freedom from disturbance.
• sit under: To study or receive instruction from someone.
• burst into: To enter a place suddenly and forcefully.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• miss out: To exclude; not include in something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• must learn: Expressing a strong obligation or necessity to acquire knowledge or a skill.
• of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• jump off: To leave a path or designated area.
• save for: To keep money so that you can buy something with it in the future.
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• going on: To continue doing something
• go for it: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• at least: As a minimum
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
• compromise: To weaken your position or views
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• comprehension: Act of understanding, e.g. a reading text
• harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• ubiquitous: Found everywhere; found in many places
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• concise: Being brief and to the point; short
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• conundrum: A problem that is puzzling
• quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
• elegant: Having or showing grace, style or beauty
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• master: To gain control over something
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• mad: Very angry
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• pragmatic: Dealing with problems reasonably and practically
• eloquent: Able to speak expressively or convincingly
• unpleasant: Causing a bad feeling in people
• poetry: Poetic writing; imaginative verses
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• criminal: Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• detective: Person who investigates and solves crimes
• tenacious: Not giving up easily
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• siren: Device that produces loud warning sounds; alarm
• confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
• grass: To betray someone
• bark: To make the loud sound of a dog (when angry)
• bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
• peaceful: In a calm and quiet state
• homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
• pinto: Spotted or calico horse or pony