Vocabulary

• the whole story: The complete and unabridged account of something.
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• bubble up: To rise to the surface in bubbles.
• break in: To wear new (shoes, etc.) to make them comfortable
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• rain: Drops of water that fall out of clouds in the sky
• water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
• summer: Part of the year when the weather is hot
• slow: Lacking activity, busyness or excitement
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• word: Unit of language that has a meaning
• small: Little in size; not big
• shower: Device producing falling water for cleaning
• wine: Dark red color
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• plant: Factory or a place where things are made
• drink: To put water in your body through your mouth
• love: Person's name
• tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• dirt: Loose earth or soil
• air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
• dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
• champagne: French sparkling drink used for celebrations
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• hurry: To move, act, get somewhere, do something quickly
• bottle: Container with a narrow neck used to hold liquids
• pushed: To move into enemy country with a military attack
• wet: Concerning a bar that serves or sells alcohol
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• smell: To have a particular odor
• atmospheric: Concerning or located in the air around us
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• coin: A small, flat piece of metal used as money
• dusty: (Of a color) having a slightly grayish hue
• damaging: To harm physically; to hurt or break something
• greet: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
• surprisingly: In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
• electrical: Related or connected to electricity
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• stone: Hard, solid piece of rock
• mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• clay: Heavy sticky earth used to make pottery
• damp: A little wet
• varied: To change something and make it different
• harmless: Being unable to cause damage or injury; safe
• laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
• scent: To become aware of the presence of a smell, etc.
• harmful: Likely to cause damage or injury
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• ozone: Gas protecting the earth from the sun
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• stale: (E.g. of bread) not fresh
• smog: Fog that is combined with other harmful gases
• occurrence: Specific instance of something happening
• detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
• recreate: To make a past situation exist again
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
• sniff: To detect something, e.g. a potential problem
• venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
• motion: Suggestion at a meeting
• greek: Concerning the culture and people of Greece
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• musty: Smelling old and damp from lack of fresh air
• porous: With many tiny holes so liquid, etc. passes through
• genus: Category of particular animal or plant species
• anew: Doing something again or in a different way
• rainfall: Water falling from the sky
• nitrogen: A colorless chemical element without a smell