Vocabulary

• up till: Until a particular time or point.
• cast on: To create the first row of stitches in knitting.
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• feline: Belonging to the cat family
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• stalk: Thin part of a plant that allows it to stand
• successful: Having the desired effect or result
• hover: (Bird/helicopter) to fly staying in one position
• ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• live: To be alive
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• dead: Not alive
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• throwback: Example of a species thought dead, but revived
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• lonely: Sad because apart from other people
• dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
• poor: Inferior; below the normal standard
• hunt: To search for wild animals to kill (for food)
• fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
• watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
• phone: To talk to someone using a telephone