Vocabulary

• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• hand over: To give into the possession or control of another
• in a trench coat: Wearing a long waterproof coat called a trench coat.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• melt into: To blend or merge smoothly into something else, often losing distinctness.
• trouble in: Problems or difficulties existing within a specific place or situation.
• genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• spare: To make (money or time) available for
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• fierce: Very strong, wild or violent
• humble: Being lower in quality or status
• pursuit: Act of following someone to catch them
• require: To demand that someone does something
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• aid: To help others and provide things
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• possession: State of being under the control of evil spirits
• rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• singular: Form of a word referring to only one person/thing
• throne: Special elaborate chair on which king/queen sits
• grace: Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• purse: Small bag for carrying money and other things
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• attire: Clothing (especially fine clothes and fashion)
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• fleet: Group of ships under one commander
• inherit: To have a quality or feature passed down at birth
• demise: Concerning a death
• land: Region or country
• bride: Woman who is, or who will get married soon
• fret: To worry about something in a nervous way
• wax: (Of the moon) to get bigger, like a full circle
• ward: Person's name
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• trench: Long narrow hole dug in the ground
• heir: Person to receive power or money when someone dies
• come: To arrive at a place
• belong: To be a welcomed as a new member of a group
• lullaby: Quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
• bottle: Container with a narrow neck used to hold liquids
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• brood: (Of birds) to hatch or sit on eggs
• underwear: Clothes worn next to skin/under outer clothes
• useless: Having no use; incapable of functioning properly
• banner: Cloth upon which is written a message
• fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
• gag: To cover someone's mouth so they cannot speak
• bitch: To aggressively complain about something
• goat: Small animal with beard and horns
• bosom: Chest, e.g. seen as where your feelings are
• bloodshed: Violence leading to blood being split
• abode: The place where you live; address
• riddance: Act of removing or getting rid of something
• doo: Bird commonly referred to as a pigeon
• mead: Alcoholic drink made from honey
• armada: Fleet of warships
• hale: Healthy; retaining exceptional health and vigor