Vocabulary

• seek out: To look for and find someone or something, especially when it is not easy to find.
• looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
• on the door: Situated on the surface or part of a door.
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
• to the bone: Thoroughly; completely; to the innermost part.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• after dinner: Following the meal of dinner.
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• in the process of: During the course of; while something is happening or being done.
• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• father: A male parent
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
• home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• brother: A boy or man who shares a parent with you
• sister: Female you share a parent with
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• mother: Female who has a child or children; female parent
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• birthday: Date each year on which you were born
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• round: From beginning to end (e.g. of the year)
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• threw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• mountain: Very high piece of land, higher than a hill
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• broke: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• bomb: To attack with explosives
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• unit: One apartment in a building
• cliff: High, vertical or steep surface of rock or ice
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• childhood: The time when you are a child
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• battle: Military fight between armies
• impossible: (Child, etc.) very annoying
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• wire: Thin, flexible thread of metal
• citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• bang: To strike something loudly or forcefully
• categorize: To distribute into classes or the same type
• adaptable: Having the ability to change to new conditions
• imprison: To put someone (e.g. a criminal) in prison
• sheer: To suddenly turn or change direction
• soared: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• plunge: (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
• imprisonment: The state of being in a jail or prison
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• clung: To be dependent on
• hostility: Hostile action; an act of war
• veteran: Person experienced through long service
• barbed: Having a sharp point which curves backwards
• hysteria: A case of wild, uncontrollable behavior or panic
• desolate: To destroy a place
• starship: Spacecraft designed to carry a crew into space
• hillside: Side or slope of a hill
• boldly: In a bold or brave way, fearing no consequences
• backside: The part of your body you sit on
• driveway: Road leading up to a private house
• manpower: The workers available
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• civic: Of a town or city; of rights or duties of citizens
• porch: Roofed structure over the entrance of a building
• ravine: Deep, narrow valley with a river at the bottom
• patriotism: Love of your country and willingness to defend it
• cherish: To care a lot about or love someone or something