Vocabulary

• close by: Near in distance; nearby.
• arrive at: To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• carry away: To move or get greatly excited by something
• at hand: Close by; readily available.
• of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
• in a rut: Stuck in a monotonous routine; lacking variety or progress.
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• sneak: To move around in a way so no one will see you
• distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• pleasant: Causing a good feeling
• moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
• address: Exact street location of a place
• venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• seek: To ask someone for help
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• academy: School that specializes in certain subjects
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• curtain: Piece of cloth used to cover a window
• public: Owned by the government
• fetch: To go and get something and bring it back
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• point: An item to be discussed
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• surrounding: To be all the way around something
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• chin: Part of your face below your mouth above your neck
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• assistance: Act of helping someone
• predicament: Difficult situation that is hard to get out of
• scout: To watch or search for something or someone
• collect: By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
• rut: Deep track, made by the wheels of vehicles
• coward: Someone too afraid to do what is right or needed
• upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
• arch: Curved part of a structure (e.g. on a bridge)
• fragrant: Having a sweet or enjoyable smell
• trio: Three of something, e.g. musicians
• lad: A boy or young man; any man
• dainty: Small and attractive in a delicate way
• bottleneck: Become narrow, like a bottleneck
• unquote: To remove the quotation marks from
• sordid: Immoral or dishonest; dirty in an unpleasant way
• cheddar: A type of cheese
• merry: Feeling a little drunk from alcohol
• tavern: Establishment that serves alcoholic beverages
• poo: Feces
• thy: An old-fashioned word for your
• gay: Happy and bright
• pox: A disease that leaves marks on the skin
• telegram: Written message sent by using an electrical device
• cad: Man who acts badly to women