Vocabulary

• get across: To communicate (something) clearly and effectively.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• go on: To continue doing something
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• without me: Not including me; excluding me.
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• tap off: To turn off or stop the flow of something.
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• at your service: Willing and able to help you.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• grief: Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• huge: Very very large
• majestic: Characterized by an imposing or stately appearance
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
• magnificent: Splendid; brilliant; extremely good
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• foam: Mix of a liquid and air to form a mass of bubbles
• sniff: To detect something, e.g. a potential problem
• leave: To go away from; depart
• splash: To throw water or liquids in many directions
• terrific: Spoken excellent; wonderful
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• naughty: Behaving badly, e.g. so as to annoy adults
• bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
• horrific: Terrifying and shocking
• glorious: (Of a hero, achievements) deserving praise and awe
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• dig: To move material to create a hole
• excellent: Extremely good
• bliss: Great joy or happiness
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• pesky: Causing irritation or annoyance
• ingenious: Very good at making things or solving problems
• leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• decorate: To make more attractive by adding designs/paint
• goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
• sand: Area composed of tiny pieces of rock near an ocean
• weep: To cry or shed tears often due to sadness
• dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
• kit: Set, collection of tools, supplies, for a purpose
• dazzle: To make one feel great excitement or admiration
• lonely: Sad because apart from other people
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
• run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
• dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
• top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
• violet: Small fragrant plant with usually purplish flowers
• hooray: Said to show delight at something happening
• jelly: Semisolid food substance, eaten as dessert
• gotcha: Shortened form of 'got you'
• lovely: Attractive or beautiful
• bathtub: Thing you take a bath in
• wet: Concerning a bar that serves or sells alcohol
• funny: Causing laughter; amusing
• bad: Not good; wrong
• galore: Plenty; in abundance
• hen: Adult female chicken
• marvellous: Extraordinarily good or great
• unsteady: Variable; subject to change
• spade: One of the two black suits in cards
• dolly: Childish form of 'doll'