Vocabulary

• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• have to: Must do
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• hike up: To increase something, often prices or taxes.
• going on: To continue doing something
• call it a day: To stop working on something for the rest of the day.
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• back away: To stop being involved with, as through fear
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• like a charm: Working perfectly well or successfully.
• works like a charm: To be very effective or successful with little effort.
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• astronaut: Person who travels in space
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
• wild: In a manner which lacks control
• masterpiece: Greatest work, e.g. of a famous artist
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• merit: To earn something, such as praise or a reward
• spray: To cover something with a stream of tiny drops
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• naturally: In the expected or usual way
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• badge: Material with a pin to show membership in a group
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• weave: To make a cloth or baskets by crossing threads
• great: Very good; better than before
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• pioneer: Person exploring a new place or field of endeavor
• scout: To watch or search for something or someone
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• deep: Complex and important
• plant: Factory or a place where things are made
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• crown: To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
• earn: To deserve something because you worked for it
• rope: A thick string made by twisting fibers together
• hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
• thirsty: Having a powerful desire or need for something
• jungle: Tropical area with many wild plants and animals
• woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
• baton: Short stick used by a music conductor
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• skunk: Animal that emits a bad smell when frightened
• knapsack: Bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
• cookie: A flat, round sweet baked food
• headband: Band worn around or over the head
• trapeze: Swing that circus acrobats perform tricks from
• hiker: Someone taking a long walk in a rural area for fun