Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• sit out: To refrain from participating in something.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• beyond belief: Too improbable to be believed; incredible.
• vouch for: To assert or confirm as a truth based on one's experience or knowledge.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• at least: As a minimum
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• check on: To check that things are OK, correct
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• material: Cloth; fabric
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• ethic: Set of moral principles; rules of behavior
• immensely: Very much; greatly; a lot
• cluttered: To fill with disorderly mess of things
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
• leave: To go away from; depart
• belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• assemble: To put parts together to make a complete unit
• verdict: Jury or judges finding or decision as to guilt
• tidy: With things in their proper place; not messy
• fairy: Small imaginary being that can do magic
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• lap: (Of water) to move in a gentle repeated motion
• closet: Small room or cupboard used for storing things
• quit: To leave a job
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• inspect: To look at or examine carefully
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• stump: To campaign by making political speeches
• wrestle: To fight someone by holding parts of their body
• match: To equal or be as good as something else
• chimney: Part of a building through which smoke escapes
• chick: A baby bird
• peanut: Edible small nut which grows under the ground
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• mud: Soft, wet dirt
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• assortment: Collection of different things some similarities
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• patty: Small pie or pasty
• blonde: Having hair of pale yellow color; of such hair
• autumn: The season when leaves fall off trees
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• crazy: Mentally ill; mad
• maid: Female servant in a house or hotel
• ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
• gift: Something given to another for a reason; present
• butter: Yellow substance made of cream, spread on bread
• sugar: Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
• yoga: Exercise system to gain suppleness and tranquility
• smug: Feeling too pleased about something you have done
• pretzel: Glazed and salted cracker in the shape of a knot
• grandpa: Your mother or father's father
• stunk: To smell terrible
• granddaughter: Your son or daughter's daughter