Vocabulary

• in the wind: Something likely to happen or be revealed soon.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
• beat down: (of the sun) to shine very strongly and make the air very hot
• of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
• out of town: Away from one's usual place of residence or work; absent from the local area.
• other places: Different locations or areas
• on a roll: Experiencing a period of success or good luck.
• tie up: To be occupied or engaged in something
• watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• going on: To continue doing something
• go on: To continue doing something
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• thin skin: Skin that is delicate or easily damaged.
• from the top: From the beginning.
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• on the go: Very busy and active.
• go away: To go on vacation
• tear off: To remove something quickly and forcefully by pulling it
• from side to side: Moving left and right repeatedly.
• quick as a flash: Extremely fast or sudden in action or movement.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• round the bend: To become mentally ill or very crazy.
• peeking out: To be just visible; to emerge slightly or briefly.
• spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• let out: To allow a person, animal to leave the room, house
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• blow: To move something using air
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
• illustrate: To supply pictures to go along with words
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• straw: Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
• stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• bend: To become curved or no longer straight
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• mighty: Having great strength or great size
• pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
• fill: To make something full
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
• prop: Moveable item used on the set of a theater/film
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• brave: (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
• sneeze: Act of air suddenly being forced out of nose/mouth
• plant: Factory or a place where things are made
• borrow: To take and later return something from another
• hollow: (Of objects) having nothing inside; not solid
• meadow: Flat field covered with grass and flowers
• rope: A thick string made by twisting fibers together
• atop: At the top of (a mountain, etc.)
• vine: Long thin plant that climbs over something
• pumpkin: Large roundish orange fruit that can be eaten
• pulp: Soft, succulent part of a fruit
• cauliflower: White vegetable, that looks similar to broccoli
• upward: Toward some higher point or position
• oak: Hard, tough wood taken from an oak tree
• scarecrow: Figure in the shape of a human to frighten birds
• acorn: The small round nut of an oak tree
• frog: Small hopping amphibian
• kiwi: Flightless bird from New Zealand