Vocabulary

• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• have to: Must do
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• come over to: To visit someone's house
• word of mouth: Information spread by people telling each other.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• by sight: Based on visual recognition rather than personal acquaintance.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• at the sight of: When seeing something, especially suddenly or unexpectedly.
• to hand: To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• decide on: To choose something, especially after thinking carefully about several possibilities
• make up: To invent or create a story
• of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• sit down: To take a seat
• hold your tongue: To stop yourself from saying something you might regret.
• at least: As a minimum
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• interfere: To get involved in something not your business
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
• impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
• asylum: Allowing persecuted people to stay in your country
• conviction: Act of finding someone guilty of a crime
• reckon: To believe or expect that something is true
• string: To tie or connect things together with a thread
• misery: Thing that causes unhappiness
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• fault: A failure or negative aspect of
• briefly: Using little time or resources
• affair: Secret sexual relationship between two people
• shatter: To break into small pieces
• sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
• mingle: To mix or come into contact, as people at a party
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• sharp: Person's name
• bachelor: Person who earned a first degree at a university
• terrible: Very bad; horrible
• faint: To suddenly become unconscious and fall down
• ounce: Unit of weight equal to 1/16 pound or 28 grams
• particle: Adverb or preposition that joins with a verb
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• glorious: (Of a hero, achievements) deserving praise and awe
• mortal: Destined to die; causing death
• feminine: Concerning or relating to females
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• dispose: To get rid of by throwing away
• benevolent: Aiming to do good or benefit someone
• wiggle: To move from side to side with short fast movement
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• discharge: To complete a task that has been assigned
• orphan: Child whose parents have died
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• unexpectedly: In a surprising way because not expected
• bustle: To move energetically or busily
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
• queer: Offensive term for a gay person
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• scold: To speak angrily and give negative criticism
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• wink: To quickly close one eye, as when making a signal
• word: Unit of language that has a meaning
• toe: One of the five parts at the end of your foot
• afar: From far away
• smother: To cover something or someone completely
• mute: Not willing or being unable to speak
• cove: Small, sheltered inlet or bay
• ore: Rock containing valuable metal