Vocabulary

• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• stock up: To accumulate a supply of something.
• cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
• make over: To transfer the ownership of something to someone
• weigh up: To assess in order to make a decision about it
• daylight robbery: Something that is much more expensive than it should be.
• closer to home: Nearer to one's place of residence or origin.
• caught red handed: Caught in the act of committing a wrong or crime.
• red handed: Caught in the act of doing something wrong or illegal.
• inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• adorable: Lovable or appealing, e.g. like a cute child
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• precious: Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• reckless: Being dangerous and not caring about the results
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• exhausting: To emit gas from the back of a car
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• relative: Measured or considered in comparison to another
• burrow: Hole in the ground dug by an animal for protection
• tempt: To make someone want something, even if it's bad
• business: A company formed for making profit
• collect: By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• slope: Angle of a decline, e.g. where a road dips down
• weigh: To balance things against each other
• weight: How heavy something is
• offender: Person who breaks a law or other rule
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• bloom: To flower; to produce flowers
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• live: To be alive
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• long: Person's name
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• close: Almost; near
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• save: To make your computer keep a file
• getaway: Rapid escape (as by criminals)
• bandit: Robber or outlaw belonging to a gang