Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• at least: As a minimum
• get cracking: To start doing something quickly or with energy.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• sit on it: To delay making a decision or taking action.
• going on: To continue doing something
• bump into: To meet someone accidentally
• turn into: To change to become something else
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• from time to time: Occasionally; sometimes but not regularly.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• stroll: To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• fault: A failure or negative aspect of
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• dim: Not bright; not being clear
• tick: To function properly or normally
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• piece: A counter in a board game
• mighty: Having great strength or great size
• bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
• rodent: Animal that gnaws/bites, e.g. rat, mouse, rabbit
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• behave: To act correctly
• discover: To find something new that was not known before
• trampoline: Gymnastic apparatus with canvas sheet on springs
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• deaf: Not able to hear; hard of hearing
• bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• roof: Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
• village: Small town in the country
• truth: Real facts about something
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• witty: Making a joke in a clever or intelligent way
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• forest: Large area with many trees
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• worm: Small thin tube-shaped animal without legs
• hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• pro: Reason given in support of something
• kid: Child or young person
• brat: Someone who has misbehaved, usually a child
• encyclopedia: Reference book of information about many subjects
• peaceful: In a calm and quiet state
• nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
• gift: Something given to another for a reason; present
• ram: Heavy device used to break through a door by force
• friendly: Acting like a friend; kind and helpful
• omelette: An egg mixture cooked until just set
• singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
• taco: Tortilla rolled cupped around a filling
• cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
• junior: Student in third year
• stone: Hard, solid piece of rock
• grouchy: Annoyed and irritable
• jokey: Being amusing; funny; not serious
• papa: Another word for father