Vocabulary

• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• hold in: To hide your emotions and not let them show
• wear away: To erode or diminish by friction or long use.
• in rows: Arranged in multiple lines.
• turn away: To go in a different direction; not face something
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• aisle: Long narrow space between rows of seats
• shift: To change in position or direction
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• tiny: Very, very small
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• leave: To go away from; depart
• tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
• emotion: A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• staff: Employees of a company
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• land: Region or country
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• chick: A baby bird
• smell: To have a particular odor
• lonely: Sad because apart from other people
• ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
• corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
• toad: Small amphibian animal very similar to a frog
• tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
• body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• cowboy: Man who tends cattle or sheep (often from a horse)
• picket: To petition or complain, often outside a company