Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• live up: To be as good as expected or promised.
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• date back: To have existed since a particular time in the past.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• got to: To arrive at some place
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• above ground: Located on or higher than the earth's surface.
• cut into: To divide something into pieces with a sharp tool.
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• keel over: To fall over suddenly, especially because you are ill or weak
• on this side of: Located or situated at this particular side or part of something.
• soak up: To absorb; to become filled with (something)
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
• creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
• atmosphere: Air around us
• threshold: Degree or level at which something begins
• presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• brew: A beer; a drink of beer
• plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
• cabinet: Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
• estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• blow: To move something using air
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• soak: To make something completely wet
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
• myriad: Very large quantity of something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• auction: To sell to a person offering the highest price
• tick: To function properly or normally
• fantasy: Something imagined and very different from reality
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• curtain: Piece of cloth used to cover a window
• horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
• warehouse: Large building for storing goods, e.g. grain
• excellent: Extremely good
• sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• inspect: To look at or examine carefully
• roof: Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• demolish: To destroy completely (e.g. an idea, a building)
• occupy: To enter and take control of land/property
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• fortunately: Through good luck; luckily
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• level: Specific height of something
• live: To be alive
• posh: Seeming expensive; of/typical of the upper class
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• add: To include as well
• rubble: Rough, broken stones from destroyed building
• rib: One of the curved bones protecting the chest/heart
• main: Most important; most often used
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• drainage: Process of removing water or liquid from something
• loo: Toilet, or a room that contains a toilet
• moat: Water-filled ditch surrounding a castle
• heartbeat: Beat of your heart
• courtyard: Area open to the sky, but closed in by buildings
• ballroom: Large room used mainly for dancing
• bloodshed: Violence leading to blood being split
• chutney: Spicy condiment of fruits with sugar and spices
• stately: Slow, impressive and dignified
• keel: Long central strip along the bottom of a boat