Vocabulary

• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• fight back: To make your point more strongly against opponent
• in a heartbeat: Immediately; without hesitation.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• have to: Must do
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• at least: As a minimum
• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• off guard: In a vulnerable state; not alert or cautious.
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• strength: Condition of being strong
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
• huge: Very very large
• fatal: Causing death; having very bad consequences
• rival: Matching the quality, skill, et. of others
• roam: To move about freely without a set destination
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• hesitant: Pausing because unsure or reluctant to act
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
• role: Character played by an actor
• pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• leave: To go away from; depart
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
• noble: Being admirable and honorable in character
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• fully: Completely or entirely
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• acceptance: Act of accepting; agreement to accept
• swiftly: Quickly
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• scatter: To throw or move into various different directions
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• rowdy: Being rough or noisy
• unscathed: Not harmed/damaged by something bad that happened
• milestone: Significant event in your life (or in a project)
• lizard: Reptile with scales and a long body and tail
• lifetime: The time between birth and death
• menace: Something that threatens or is dangerous
• newfound: Newly discovered
• cub: Young of certain animals, e.g. fox, lion or bear
• gravely: In a serious and solemn manner
• brotherhood: Group sharing similar views and support each other
• buffalo: Wild animal with horns similar to a large cow
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• lion: Large wild cats from Africa and south Asia
• lioness: Female lion