Vocabulary

• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• wind down: To become quiet or calm, after activity
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• bump up: To increase something, often by a small amount.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• wipe away: To remove with a cloth
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• hand up: To raise one's hand in order to get attention, especially in a classroom.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• lie down: To put your body in a flat position, as to sleep
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• have to: Must do
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• green light
• move with: To adapt or proceed together in agreement or pace with something.
• rinse off: To clean something by washing water over it.
• park in: To drive a vehicle into a parking spot or area.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• spot: A certain place or area
• cozy: Comfortable, warm, pleasant, and often, small
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• tiny: Very, very small
• belly: Middle part of the body; the stomach
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• academy: School that specializes in certain subjects
• whisper: To talk with breath but no voice
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• dirt: Loose earth or soil
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• breeze: To act in a confident way; walk, enter confidently
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• comfy: In a position that feels just right
• breath: Air you take in and out of your body
• great: Very good; better than before
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• shade: Area of darkness when something blocks the light
• pat: Person's name
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• deep: Complex and important
• nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
• gentle: Kind and quiet in nature; not harsh or violent
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• wiggle: To move from side to side with short fast movement
• gently: In a mild, careful, and soft manner
• teeny: Very small
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• brush: To touch against a thing very lightly when moving
• quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
• sparkly: Having lots of small reflections of light
• hug: To hold someone in your arms as sign of affection
• pumpkin: Large roundish orange fruit that can be eaten
• bumpy: Being rough, or not smooth
• bum: (Slang) the part of the body on which you sit
• tortoise: Slow moving animal with a hard protective shell
• hush: To make or become calm, quiet after being upset
• bouncy: Easily returning to previous state or position
• boba: The boba (aka the tiny, chewy black balls at the bottom of the drink) is made from tapioca, which is a gluten-free starch extracted from the root of a cassava plant.
• swish: To move with a soft brushing or sweeping sound
• beep: Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
• melon: Hard round fruit with sweet juicy flesh and seeds
• thump: Sound produced by a heavy blow; the blow