Vocabulary

• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• have to: Must do
• at least: As a minimum
• more than once: On more than one occasion; repeatedly.
• move over: To make room for someone or something by shifting position.
• get a grip: To control your emotions and behave more calmly.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in tow: Accompanied or followed by someone or something.
• act up: (Of a machine) to fail to work properly
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• insult: To disrespect someone by being rude or impolite
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• wild: In a manner which lacks control
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• memorize: To study something so that you remember it
• act: To behave in a certain way
• limp: Being soft, not hard, not rigid
• savage: Condition of being cruel, violent, uncivilized
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• pickle: A cucumber preserved in brine or vinegar
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• frenzy: State of uncontrollable, often crazy, behavior
• soothe: To relieve something, like pain
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• degenerate: To become something worse or inferior; deteriorate
• captive: Person caught and held against their will
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• con: To trick or deceive someone
• beast: Ugly or terrifying animal
• complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• hog: To claim or use most of something, in a greedy way
• oval: Being egg-shaped
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• patty: Small pie or pasty
• wagon: Four wheel vehicle used to transport things
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• circle: A perfectly round shape
• monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
• tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
• nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• lair: Place where wild animals or criminals can hide
• seatbelt: Strong belt in a car to hold you in your seat
• gee: Give a command to a horse to turn to right
• ow: Sound people make when they are hurt