Vocabulary

• on the door: Situated on the surface or part of a door.
• bricks and mortar: A traditional business with a physical store or office, as opposed to an online business.
• come by: To become the owner of something, e.g. by accident
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• check out
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• practically: Nearly, almost, or in effect
• embarrassed: To cause someone to feel ashamed
• blow: To move something using air
• wreck: Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
• illustrate: To supply pictures to go along with words
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• dedication: Addressing book, song to someone to show respect
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• leave: To go away from; depart
• straw: Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• altogether: All things considered
• brick: Baked clay block used to build houses, walls
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• exhaust: System of pipes through which gases escape
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• lawn: Fine cotton cloth, either plain or printed
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• fill: To make something full
• breath: Air you take in and out of your body
• jam: To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
• trust: To expect confidently
• revive: To return to life, good health, strength etc.
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• puff: To breath in and out quickly
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• live: To be alive
• parlor: Room in a home, that is used for receiving guests
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• mortar: Stone bowl for crushing substances with a pestle
• add: To include as well
• reluctantly: In an unwilling manner; grudgingly
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• kindness: Quality of being warmhearted and helpful
• humongous: Very large
• sag: To become weak and less useful; to decrease
• musty: Smelling old and damp from lack of fresh air
• scooter: Light motorcycle, usually with small wheels
• bathtub: Thing you take a bath in
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• wolf: A dog-like wild animal
• online: Connected to the internet
• hammock: Bed made of fabric, slung between two points
• piggy: Childish name for pig
• storyline: The plot of a book or play or film
• pig: Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
• bicycle: 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals
• doorbell: Button you push on outside door to gain entry