Vocabulary

• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• down the way: In a nearby or somewhat distant place along a road or path.
• over the hill: Considered to be too old to perform effectively.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
• on the flat: Located on a level, even, or smooth surface.
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• pile on: To add a large amount of something.
• keep it together: To remain calm and in control of your emotions, especially in a difficult situation.
• from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
• swell up: To become larger and rounder, usually due to injury or illness.
• play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
• left out: To forget; omit
• check out
• trait: A particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behavior
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• humble: Being lower in quality or status
• pile: Large amount of something
• grumpy: Easily annoyed and complaining
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• mold: Distinctive type of character or nature
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• bounce: A person's energy or confidence
• leave: To go away from; depart
• swell: To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
• genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
• tumble: To fall downwards, hitting the ground a few times
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
• pure: Not mixed with anything else
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• suspense: Genre of movies, novels of uncertain mystery
• rubber: Material used to make tires, etc.
• surround: To be all the way around something
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• frown: When you pull your eyebrows together to show anger
• sassy: Improperly forward or bold
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• revolve: To move something in a circular motion
• physique: The shape and size of a human body
• slope: Angle of a decline, e.g. where a road dips down
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
• bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
• reply: Answer to someone's question
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• mud: Soft, wet dirt
• towel: Piece of cloth used for drying things
• feather: One of the many light soft things on a bird's body
• downhill: From higher ground to lower ground
• clown: Performer in funny clothes who makes people laugh
• boulder: Big rock, usually round in shape
• grass: To betray someone
• shout: To speak very loudly to get attention
• mound: Raised area on the ground on which pitcher stands
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• surely: With certainty; definitely
• depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
• plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• bode: To be an omen for (good or bad events)
• ladybug: US small round bright-colored and spotted beetle
• boogie: To dance to fast popular music
• pip: To just beat someone in a competition
• kip: A sleep; a nap