Vocabulary

• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• on the horizon: About to happen; approaching.
• burst out: To suddenly express an emotion or sound.
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• at sea
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• by day: During the daytime; not at night.
• in secret: Done or kept in a way that is not known or seen by others.
• shoot an arrow: To propel an arrow from a bow.
• put it together: To assemble or construct something from separate parts.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• think back: To recapture the past
• hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
• have to: Must do
• the whole story: The complete and unabridged account of something.
• shoot through: To leave abruptly or escape quickly.
• fall away: Slowly lessen your friendship with someone
• run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
• bed out: To plant young plants outdoors in a garden bed.
• in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
• says it all: To express everything that needs to be said without using many words.
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• huge: Very very large
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• leave: To go away from; depart
• drown: To kill something by putting it under water
• bend: To become curved or no longer straight
• sharp: Person's name
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• blind: Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
• scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
• pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
• fill: To make something full
• weave: To make a cloth or baskets by crossing threads
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• cattle: Cows or bulls on a farm
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
• wax: (Of the moon) to get bigger, like a full circle
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• greedy: Wanting to have more of something than you need
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• arrow: Symbol used on road signs to show direction
• herb: Small leafy plant used in medicines or food
• prophet: Someone who predicts the future
• weep: To cry or shed tears often due to sadness
• witch: Woman believed to have magical powers
• monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
• plank: Long, thick board used when building something
• cloth: Piece of material used for cleaning, etc.