Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• knock down: To hit something so it falls down
• at least: As a minimum
• hand down: To give (clothes, etc.) to someone younger
• into shape: To improve physical fitness or condition.
• tag on: To add something extra or join a group or activity.
• check out
• do up: To dress (yourself) in a special
• piece of cake: (slang) easy to do
• sit on it: To delay making a decision or taking action.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• going on: To continue doing something
• ingredient: Food item used when making a meal or drink
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• strike: To hit something
• sheer: To suddenly turn or change direction
• abstract: Passage of text from an article or book
• spare: To make (money or time) available for
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• blow: To move something using air
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• harness: To capture the power of something
• clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
• whip: To defeat thoroughly or easily
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• sip: To drink just a little at a time
• parachute: To drop supplies from a plane via parachute
• buckle: Metal attachment or hook on the end of a belt
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• skyscraper: Very tall building with many stories
• creative: Having the ability to make something new
• deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• trolley: Cart with wheels, e.g. in a supermarket or airport
• palette: Flat board for mixing paint
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• plant: Factory or a place where things are made
• lane: Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• whisk: To beat egg, etc. to add air and make it light
• roof: Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
• tube: Plastic or metal container for soft substances
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• weigh: To balance things against each other
• knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
• fasten: To attach things by pinning, tying, or nailing
• envelope: Paper cover you put around a letter to mail it
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• bulb: A round electronic device that produces light
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• background: Images, color, or information behind the main one
• durian: Tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind; huge fruit native to southeastern Asia 'smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven'; seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts
• dead: Not alive
• paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• gutter: Trough along the eaves of roof for collecting rain
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• ball: Large dance where people dress formally
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• creek: Water channel that is smaller than a river
• scoot: To move away quickly often as an escape
• extinguisher: Device used to put out fires
• sushi: Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
• paintbrush: Brush used as an applicator (to apply paint)
• cheesecake: A cake made with cream cheese