Vocabulary

• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• for instance: As an example.
• go on: To continue doing something
• out of the ordinary : Unusual or remarkable; not typical.
• face up to: To gather your courage to deal with (a problem)
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• look around: To explore a place; search for something.
• instance: An example of something; case
• legitimate: Being born to legally married parents
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• ordinary: Normal or usual
• tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
• leave: To go away from; depart
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• terrible: Very bad; horrible
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• great: Very good; better than before
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• person: Man, woman or child
• murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
• wheel: Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
• propose: To make an offer of marriage
• bash: To hit something; to criticize
• rowdy: Being rough or noisy
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• prosecute: To try to prove someone legally guilty of a crime
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• shepherd: Person's name
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• caravan: Group of people traveling together
• nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
• lawyer: Professional who helps people with the law
• dignify: To raise the respect and status of
• sheep: Animal with a woolly coat raised for meat or wool
• hardy: Able to survive cold weather, hard times
• lily: Type of plant with big, leafy flowers
• diva: Female operatic star
• dearest: Most loved or valued