Vocabulary

• in charge: To be responsible for
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• next to: Being located along side another
• have to: Must do
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• off the ground: Having started or begun to operate or succeed.
• in disguise: Having altered one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• curb: Anything that restrains or controls
• haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• costume: Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• straw: Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
• spooky: Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• insist: To demand that someone do something
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• fill: To make something full
• successful: Having the desired effect or result
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• vampire: Bloodsucking dead person who bites neck of victim
• lantern: Light in a glass box that can be carried
• terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
• ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
• boo: To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
• shark: Person who lends money at unfair rates of interest
• cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
• exclaim: To say or shout something suddenly
• scarecrow: Figure in the shape of a human to frighten birds
• angel: Supernatural human figure from heaven with wings
• candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
• riff: Short series of repeated notes in music
• kitty: Amount of money a group of people share
• heh: An exclamation of surprise or inquiry