Vocabulary

• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• pick up on: To notice or become aware of something that is not obvious.
• get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
• take back: To say you no longer agree with an opinion you had
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• my personal favorite: Something that I like more than other things.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• in charge: To be responsible for
• train of thought: A connected series of thoughts.
• on schedule: According to the timetable; not delayed.
• slow in: Being late or delayed in doing something.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• going on: To continue doing something
• have to: Must do
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• lead on: To encourage someone to believe something that is not true.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• barely: Only just; just possible
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• brag: To speak too proudly about yourself
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• possess: To enter a person's mind or body as a spirit
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• console: To make someone feel better in times of distress
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• vicious: Very dangerous, e.g. an animal or dog
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• attitude: Way you act, think and feel about something
• clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
• leave: To go away from; depart
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• broccoli: Vegetable with thick branches and green flowers
• stall: Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• important: Having power or authority
• act: To behave in a certain way
• score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• probe: To carefully examine an issue by asking questions
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• shut: To stop being open for business
• great: Very good; better than before
• memory: Ability of the mind to call back past things
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• grizzly: Grayish
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• poison: To affect something in a very negative way
• caution: Quality of being cautious; avoiding risk, danger
• dessert: Sweet food usually eaten at the end of a meal
• hockey: Sport played on a field with sticks and a ball
• helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• disgust: Strong feeling of dislike for something
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• meadow: Flat field covered with grass and flowers
• skip: Very large waste disposal bin
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• disrespectful: Rude and lacking respect
• graze: (Of cows, etc.) to eat grass growing in a field
• tentacle: Long thin arm of some animals like an octopus
• meteor: Rock from space that enters the Earth's atmosphere
• toe: One of the five parts at the end of your foot
• congratulation: Wishes someone the best because of their success
• grape: Fruit from which wine is made
• goof: A silly or stupid mistake
• warren: Large network of connecting rabbit burrows
• deer: Large wild animal with long thin legs and antlers
• unload: To express strong or troubling feelings
• airplane: A machine that flies through the air
• sire: Male parent of an animal
• hon: Shortened form of honorable ; Used of judges