Vocabulary

• on to: Toward something; forward
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• stretch out: To extend your body, especially by lying down and reaching with your arms and legs.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• better understanding: An improved level of comprehension or knowledge.
• pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• leave: To go away from; depart
• heck: Expressing surprise, or frustration
• verbal: Concerning verbs
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• master: To gain control over something
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• important: Having power or authority
• cliff: High, vertical or steep surface of rock or ice
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• bid: To propose an amount you want to pay for something
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• spell: To lead to future trouble
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• bliss: Great joy or happiness
• pit: To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
• lid: Cover that can be lifted or removed, as on bottles
• beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• flick: To hit something with your finger to move it
• medal: Metal award, often round, usually for courage
• minimal: The smallest possible; least
• correctly: In an accurate or correct manner
• gem: Jewel or precious stone, usually cut into a shape
• gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
• bless: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
• peg: Person's name
• crept: To move quietly so as not to be seen
• kin: People to whom a person is related
• hex: An evil spell put on someone
• quill: Pen made from a bird's feather
• fleck: Small spot or mark
• hem: Edge of a cloth folded and stitched down
• hick: Someone who is awkward, simple and provincial