Vocabulary

• of yore: Belonging to long ago; in ancient times.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• down to earth: Practical, realistic, and approachable.
• piss off: To leave or go away, used especially as a rude way of telling someone to go away
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• off the wall: Unconventional; eccentric; bizarre.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• at a premium: At a high price or great value; scarce and desirable.
• shit upon: To treat someone with disrespect or insult.
• run behind: Be late or delayed compared to planned time.
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• in hand: In one's possession or control.
• at least: As a minimum
• back then: At that time in the past.
• pop out: To go out somewhere quickly and briefly.
• stumble across: To find something unexpectedly or by chance.
• across the hall: In a position on the opposite side of a hallway.
• sink in: (Of an idea) to slowly be understood or felt
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
• passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• seek: To ask someone for help
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
• vicious: Very dangerous, e.g. an animal or dog
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• rotten: Gone bad; broken into pieces through dying
• leave: To go away from; depart
• endless: Having or appearing to have no end
• treasure: Valuable things collected, and often hidden
• spit: To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
• junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• delight: Strong feeling of great pleasure
• pity: Feeling very sorry for someone, e.g. in trouble
• ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
• scar: Long lasting emotional pain from a bad experience
• scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• insanely: In an insane manner
• patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• ambush: Act of lying in wait to attack by surprise
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• rap: To hit sharply or repeatedly with something
• ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
• boob: Breast (vulgar)
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• reply: Answer to someone's question
• plead: To ask or beg for something in an urgent way
• incessant: Happening or continuing without a pause or stop
• mindless: Without thinking things through; stupid; unfeeling
• stroller: Upright baby carriage in which the child sits up
• crayon: Stick of colored wax that is used for drawing
• bloodshot: (Of eyes) red due to tiredness, being drunk, etc.
• latte: Espresso coffee filled up with hot milk
• forevermore: At any future time; in the future
• teddy: A soft toy resembling a bear; teddy bear