Vocabulary

• slow down: To reduce the speed
• have to: Must do
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• put up with: To suffer (a difficult thing) without complaining
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
• first up: Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
• right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
• hand on: To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
• move up: To advance to a higher rank or position.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• trip up: To cause someone to fall by putting something in their way or by catching their feet.
• get into it: To become interested in something and enjoy it.
• think through: To consider carefully so all points are covered
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
• rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
• accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• fluent: Doing something well and with ease
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• silly: Careless
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• athlete: Person trained to compete in sports
• stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
• bitter: Feeling angry and sad over something
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• throne: Special elaborate chair on which king/queen sits
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• swiftly: Quickly
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• pickle: A cucumber preserved in brine or vinegar
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• stump: To campaign by making political speeches
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• chuck: To throw carelessly or casually
• witch: Woman believed to have magical powers
• twister: Violent windstorm revolving around central point
• tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
• peck: To strike sharply at something with the beak
• lorry: Truck; a large vehicle for carrying goods
• skunk: Animal that emits a bad smell when frightened
• cartoon: Drawing or illustration meant to make you laugh
• sheep: Animal with a woolly coat raised for meat or wool
• marina: Person's name
• piper: Person that plays a pipe, e.g. a bagpipe
• stunk: To smell terrible
• sh: Sound people make to make someone be quiet
• ch: Abbreviation for Chapter