Vocabulary

• come from: To have as your native country or city
• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• have to: Must do
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• clean out: To empty a place of things, e.g. a room
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• at sunrise: At the time when the sun first appears in the morning.
• little man: A man of short stature.
• in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
• for instance: As an example.
• get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in peace: In a state of tranquility, without disturbance or conflict.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• attend to: To deal with; take care of; pay attention to.
• go on: To continue doing something
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• sit down: To take a seat
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• take it away: To remove something.
• of some use: Possibly helpful or useful in a situation.
• in the act: While performing an action, especially something wrong or illegal.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• lay aside: To save something, usually money, for future use.
• at a glance: Immediately; instantly upon looking.
• at hand: Close by; readily available.
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• in a hurry: Acting or moving with great haste; rushed.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• by chance: Accidentally; without planning.
• wander off: To stray or move away aimlessly from a place or group.
• such as: For example; like
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• under pain of: With the threat of punishment if not followed.
• on account of: Because of.
• account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
• only from: Exclusively originating or sourced from a particular place or entity.
• once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
• upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
• setting down: To place something down on a table, etc.
• on the contrary: In contrast; from the opposite standpoint
• eat up: To eat all of something
• start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
• in consequence: As a result; therefore.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• see to: To attend to; take care of
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
• pass on: A polite way of saying 'to die'
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• go straight: To continue in the same direction without turning.
• few steps: A small number of steps; a short distance.
• secret of: The key or hidden information that explains something.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• lead up to: To prepare the way for; to serve as an introduction to.
• swell up: To become larger and rounder, usually due to injury or illness.
• of any use: Indicating whether something is helpful or useful.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• put around: To spread a story or rumour.
• on hand: Present and available; in attendance.
• in hand: In one's possession or control.
• by night: During the night; not during the day.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• deal with
• scream for: To loudly demand or request something.
• on the verge of: Very near to doing or experiencing something.
• suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
• run away from: To run somewhere, e.g. to escape from something
• for the last time: Used to emphasize that something is said or done finally or repeatedly.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• call upon: To make demands on; order/require from someone
• go away: To go on vacation
• in the neighborhood of: Approximately or about a certain amount or distance.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• contrary to: In opposition to; against.
• in the presence of: While someone or something else is present.
• carry out
• rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• from time to time: Occasionally; sometimes but not regularly.
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• at least: As a minimum
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• consequence: Importance of a person or thing
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• ashamed: Feeling of shame or guilt
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• magnificent: Splendid; brilliant; extremely good
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• costume: Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
• extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
• fault: A failure or negative aspect of
• object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
• creature: Animal of any type
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• asteroid: Very small planets that move around the sun
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• departure: Act of leaving a place, to start a journey
• yawn: Opening the mouth wide and take a deep breath
• salute: Raising your hand to your head to show respect
• monarch: A king or queen
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• sprout: To grow, produce, or develop e.g. ideas
• great: Very good; better than before
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• herd: Group of the same animal that eat, live together
• abruptly: Suddenly; without warning
• bolt: Line of electricity in the sky from lightning
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• inhabit: To live in a certain area or place
• geography: Study of the earth and its natural features
• hammer: To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
• seed: A person's children; offspring
• lamp: Device to produce light, using electricity/oil/gas
• kindness: Quality of being warmhearted and helpful
• scarcely: Only a very short time before
• astronomer: Scientist studying stars and other bodies in space
• hum: To make a constant low sound
• sunset: Daily disappearance of the sun
• boa: Snake that kills by winding itself around its prey