Vocabulary

• back then: At that time in the past.
• down memory lane: A nostalgic journey into the past, recalling pleasant memories.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• wander off: To stray or move away aimlessly from a place or group.
• after dark: After the sun has set and night has begun.
• back in the day: In the past; in former times.
• look back: To think about past events
• fly by: To pass quickly
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• blast: To attack someone with words
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• seek: To ask someone for help
• wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• entertain: To receive someone as a guest
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• naughty: Behaving badly, e.g. so as to annoy adults
• porch: Roofed structure over the entrance of a building
• blink: To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• fond: Happy and loving; To like someone or something very much
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• memory: Ability of the mind to call back past things
• great: Very good; better than before
• behave: To act correctly
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• lane: Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• childhood: The time when you are a child
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• vividly: In a strongly, bright, lively or colorful manner
• dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
• trouble: To worry, bother or disturb someone
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
• live: To be alive
• rope: A thick string made by twisting fibers together
• mischief: Damage; harm done on purpose
• lemonade: Drink that has a lemon flavor
• jog: To run at a steady, slow pace
• sweetie: Person loved by someone; boyfriend, girlfriend
• grandma: Mother of your father or mother
• grandpa: Your mother or father's father