Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• my eye: Used to express disbelief or skepticism.
• around the corner: Very near; close by.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• at school: Present and attending school.
• account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
• on account of: Because of.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have a go: To attempt or try something.
• light on: To illuminate something.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• at least: As a minimum
• come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
• to boot: In addition; as well; besides.
• terrible at: Very bad or unskilled at something.
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• have to: Must do
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• at length: In detail; fully
• got to: To arrive at some place
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• fellow: Man or a boy
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
• bound: To cover a wound, as with a bandage
• persuade: To try to make someone to do, believe something
• conviction: Act of finding someone guilty of a crime
• invisible: Being unable to be seen
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• mercy: Kind instead of harsh treatment of someone
• desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• terrible: Very bad; horrible
• soul: Central or basic part of something
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• throat: Part of the neck that is below the chin
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• beard: Hair that grows on a man's face
• curl: To form something into a round or curved shape
• chin: Part of your face below your mouth above your neck
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• chimney: Part of a building through which smoke escapes
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• ramble: To talk or write in an apparently purposeless way
• idle: (Of engine) to be running but not moving the car
• desolate: To destroy a place
• ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
• spectre: Mental representation of some haunting experience
• pie: Baked food with a filling encased in pastry
• gardener: Someone who takes care of a garden
• thunderous: Making a loud noise; like thunder