Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• look after: To take care of someone or something
• up the river: Sent to prison or in serious trouble.
• in succession: Following one after the other without interruption.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• make up: To invent or create a story
• color in: To fill a drawing or space with color, often in artwork.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• got to: To arrive at some place
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• in moderation: Not excessively; with restraint.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• by heart: Learned or memorized perfectly.
• deal to: To give or inflict something, often harm or punishment.
• between the lines: To understand the hidden meaning or intention in something.
• read between the lines: To understand the hidden or implied meaning not explicitly stated.
• set on: To attack
• in places: In some locations but not others
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• swoop down: To descend or pounce rapidly from a height, especially to attack or seize prey.
• at sunrise: At the time when the sun first appears in the morning.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• moderation: Decrease in the amount of something that is high
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• scrub: To clean with hard rubbing
• asylum: Allowing persecuted people to stay in your country
• shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
• fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
• responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• leave: To go away from; depart
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• firmly: In a hard, steady, unchanging way
• wild: In a manner which lacks control
• pity: Feeling very sorry for someone, e.g. in trouble
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• imagination: Ability to creates new ideas and mental images
• naughty: Behaving badly, e.g. so as to annoy adults
• fever: A high body temperature, indicating illness
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• poetry: Poetic writing; imaginative verses
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• satisfied: To make someone happy because they got their wish
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
• shrewd: Clever at understanding and making judgments
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• bald: Lacking additional information or facts; unadorned
• swoop: To sweep through the air; to dive suddenly
• succession: Act of officially taking over someone's position
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• romantic: Relating to courtship or love
• pair: Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
• graveyard: Area used for burials; area with many graves
• sigh: Breathing out to show boredom or disappointment
• surf: To view webpages on the internet
• shine: To point a light in a certain direction
• history: Established pattern or record
• evidently: In a manner that is easy to see, notice, or sense
• lake: Large area of water surrounded by land
• borne: To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
• drunken: (Of a rage, stupor, etc.) when a person is drunk
• lonesome: Sad because alone
• mare: Adult female horse