Vocabulary

• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• melancholy: Having a sad mood or feeling
• dull: Not exciting or interesting; boring; lifeless
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
• leap: To enter or start something eagerly
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• mischievous: Doing harm
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
• string: To tie or connect things together with a thread
• courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• pale: Light in color; unhealthy looking
• harmony: Pleasing, attractive combination of parts, things
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• gaze: Direction you are looking
• pity: Feeling very sorry for someone, e.g. in trouble
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
• mighty: Having great strength or great size
• cramp: Sharp, unexpected pain when a muscle becomes tight
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• sprout: To grow, produce, or develop e.g. ideas
• bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• land: Region or country
• dizzy: Feeling light-headed and as if you might fall
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• emperor: Man who rules an empire
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• bud: Small part of a plant that will be a flower
• wizard: Man with magical powers
• contentment: Satisfaction with your situation in life
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• crescent: Curved in shape with narrow ends and wider middle
• melody: Song; music
• pod: Seed container that grows on plants
• dung: Excretion from animals
• stuffy: (Nose) blocked
• ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
• pea: Round green seed, several of which grow in a pod
• lyrical: Like singing; expressed beautifully or movingly
• furrow: Narrow line or cut in the ground, e.g. by a plow
• slingshot: Loop of leather used as a weapon to throw stones
• harp: Upright stringed instrument played with fingers
• bee: Gathering to perform activities and tasks together
• oz: Abbreviation for 'ounce' or 'ounces'