Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• look around: To explore a place; search for something.
• 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 way: During the journey to a particular place.
• long for: To have a strong desire or yearning for something.
• for instance: As an example.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• on a mission: Having a clear and important goal or purpose.
• watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• deal out: To distribute something, especially playing cards or portions of something.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
• upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• look back: To think about past events
• on the door: Situated on the surface or part of a door.
• knock on: To strike a door or window to attract attention.
• become of: To happen or become the result of something.
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• peeking out: To be just visible; to emerge slightly or briefly.
• set off: To start a journey
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• spike: The top point in a graph
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• illustrate: To supply pictures to go along with words
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• costume: Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• spooky: Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• whisper: To talk with breath but no voice
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• breath: Air you take in and out of your body
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• broom: Brush with a long handle, used for cleaning
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• nod: Movement of your head to agree or say hello
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• wiggle: To move from side to side with short fast movement
• knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
• cottage: Small house in the country
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• shake: To cause someone to be surprised or upset
• pair: Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
• prize: Something won in a contest or given as an award
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• lantern: Light in a glass box that can be carried
• owl: Bird with large eyes that hunts at night
• tail: Extended part at the back of an animal's body
• seed: A person's children; offspring
• tremble: To shake a little, as due to an earthquake
• pumpkin: Large roundish orange fruit that can be eaten
• howl: To cry or wail loudly
• toad: Small amphibian animal very similar to a frog
• clap: To make loud sounds by striking the hands together
• ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
• mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
• plank: Long, thick board used when building something
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• boo: To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
• omelette: An egg mixture cooked until just set
• dragon: Imaginary creatures that breathe fire
• beep: Short high sound such as that made by a car horn
• goblin: Fictional creature that likes to cause trouble
• wimpy: Weak and ineffectual
• spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
• dimple: Indentation in cheek or chin, e.g. when smiling
• shush: Sound made to make others be quiet
• meow: Cry like a cat
• splat: The sound of something soft hitting a hard surface
• hoo: Dialect West Yorkshire and Lancashire she
• moo: (Of cows) to make a loud, low-pitched noise