Vocabulary

• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• black sheep: A person who is different from the rest of their family or group and who is considered a disgrace.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• bear on: To have an influence or effect on something.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
• fly up: To ascend or rise quickly into the air.
• dance around: To avoid discussing something directly.
• climb up: To ascend or move to a higher position by using one's hands and feet.
• sing along: To join in singing with someone or something.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• lunch in: To eat lunch at home or workplace rather than outside.
• come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
• taste good: To have a pleasant flavor.
• walk behind: To walk closely following someone or something behind.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• like a train: In a powerful, unstoppable manner.
• hand on: To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• jump out: To suddenly appear or move forward, often to surprise someone.
• off the ground: Having started or begun to operate or succeed.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• down to earth: Practical, realistic, and approachable.
• set off: To start a journey
• to pieces: Broken into many small parts.
• put back: To return something to the proper place
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• ride on: To continue as planned, despite difficulties.
• gee up: To urge an animal, especially a horse, to move faster.
• out of the way: Remote; isolated.
• keep out of: To avoid entering a place; to stay away from a place.
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• at sunrise: At the time when the sun first appears in the morning.
• after dinner: Following the meal of dinner.
• go away: To go on vacation
• out of reach: Cannot be touched as it is far away
• too heavy: Having excessive weight; difficult to lift or move.
• to the moon: Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
• wash up: To clean the plates, bowls and cups after eating
• scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
• silly: Careless
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
• whisper: To talk with breath but no voice
• sizzle: A hissing sound of something burning or frying
• tick: To function properly or normally
• terrible: Very bad; horrible
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• skeleton: Structure of bones that supports the body
• pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• deep: Complex and important
• petrol: Liquid used as fuel in car engines; (US) gasoline
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• staircase: Flight of stairs and the structures supporting it
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• owl: Bird with large eyes that hunts at night
• engine: Machine that changes energy into mechanical motion
• bone: Hard piece of your body that holds your muscles
• penguin: Black and white sea bird that cannot fly
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• soft: Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
• frighten: To make someone afraid or nervous
• duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
• cellar: Storage room under the house, similar to basement
• wonderful: Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
• wood: Person's name
• squeak: To make a short very high cry or sound
• snake: An animal with a long body, no arms or legs
• sheep: Animal with a woolly coat raised for meat or wool
• horse: Large animal with 4 legs used for riding
• moon: To expose your buttocks as a joke
• mouse: Small animal that has fur and a long tail
• sky: The place where we see clouds above us
• goldfish: Orange or orange and white freshwater fish
• splat: The sound of something soft hitting a hard surface
• hoo: Dialect West Yorkshire and Lancashire she
• moo: (Of cows) to make a loud, low-pitched noise
• blub: To cry or whine with snuffling