Vocabulary

• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• have to: Must do
• for the record: Said to ensure something is officially noted or remembered.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• with time: As time passes; eventually.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• dry out: To remove moisture from something; to become completely dry.
• look around: To explore a place; search for something.
• live up: To be as good as expected or promised.
• breathe in: To inhale; to take air into the lungs.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• soak in: To absorb liquid.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• silly: Careless
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• spare: To make (money or time) available for
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
• accidentally: Unexpectedly; by mistake
• genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
• dirt: Loose earth or soil
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• dig: To move material to create a hole
• breath: Air you take in and out of your body
• great: Very good; better than before
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• basement: Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• land: Region or country
• wheel: Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
• slimy: With or resembling slime; disgustingly thick
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• carriage: Vehicle on wheels, usually pulled by a horse
• strap: Strip of leather cloth etc. used to attach/support
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• wagon: Four wheel vehicle used to transport things
• tub: Another word for a bath
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• backyard: Made in an amateurish or non-professional way
• nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
• skate: Flat sea fish
• bathtub: Thing you take a bath in
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• turtle: Animal that lives in water and has a hard shell
• frog: Small hopping amphibian
• ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
• gee: Give a command to a horse to turn to right
• zoo: Place in a town where wild animals are shown