Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• one of those things: An unfortunate but unavoidable event.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• black and white
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• on the book: Recorded in an official list or register.
• feel happy: To experience a sense of joy, pleasure, or contentment.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• next to: Being located along side another
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• at least: As a minimum
• X out: To mark something with an 'X' to indicate removal or cancellation.
• up a tree: In a difficult or troublesome situation.
• out on a limb: In a risky or unsupported position; vulnerable.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
• crust: Hard outer layer of something, e.g. the earth
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• click: To work well with someone or something
• extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• spill: Accident when someone falls
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• squirrel: Small furry tree-living animal with a big tail
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• great: Very good; better than before
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• thoughtful: Concerned about needs and feelings of other people
• lump: Small swollen mass in body, e.g. showing disease
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• fishy: Strange; suspicious; probably untrue
• graceful: Showing beautiful movement, behavior or form
• tuna: Large sea fish that is caught for food
• whale: To strike forcefully, e.g. as a punishment
• pet: Animal kept by a person for company and friendship
• lamp: Device to produce light, using electricity/oil/gas
• menace: Something that threatens or is dangerous
• dinosaur: Reptile that lived millions of years ago
• kid: Child or young person
• nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
• whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
• pony: Small young horse
• muck: Dirt; mud; filth
• juice: Liquids (often squeezed from vegetables, fruit)
• cow: Large farm animal from which we get milk and beef
• weekend: Saturday and Sunday, after the normal working week
• banana: Long curved yellow fruit with a white center
• classmate: Someone studying in your class with you
• pizza: Round Italian food with cheese cooked in an oven
• pig: Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
• goldfish: Orange or orange and white freshwater fish