Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• rags to riches: Used to describe a person who started with nothing and made themselves wealthy.
• on all-fours: Position with hands and knees on the ground.
• kick off: To start a football match.
• firm up: To make something stronger or more definite.
• attend to: To deal with; take care of; pay attention to.
• in full flow: Performing an activity with great energy and enthusiasm.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
• pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
• breast: Fleshy part of a woman's body for feeding babies
• brace: Structure that strengthens a joint
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• supper: Evening meal, often when informal
• sausage: Finely chopped and seasoned meat in a skin
• pantry: Room for preparation or storage of foods
• serene: Very calm or peaceful
• mania: Mental illness marked by high energy or excitement
• relish: (Usually spicy) food that adds zest to a dish
• meltdown: Very large disaster, where everything goes wrong