Vocabulary

• in the books: Finished, completed, or officially recorded.
• easy enough: Sufficiently easy; not too difficult.
• play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• at least: As a minimum
• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• in Dutch: In trouble or disfavor with someone.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
• accommodate: To adapt or handle a situation, task
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
• swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
• infamous: Famous because of something bad
• revelation: Act of making something known or seen
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• dialect: Way of speaking used by a group or in a region
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• altogether: All things considered
• philosopher: Person studying the meaning of truth and life
• pun: Funny way to use a word to express another meaning
• puzzle: To be a challenge to understand; confuse
• imply: To suggest something, without saying it directly
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• riddle: Amusing question that has a clever or funny answer
• severity: Degree of seriousness of an event or situation
• rhyme: One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
• rogue: Being corrupt, dangerous, or uncontrollable
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• invent: To create something such as a story or excuse
• derive: To come from another thing
• dutch: Concerning the culture and people of Holland
• translate: To change something into a different state
• alley: A narrow road or path between buildings
• arrogance: Rude manner from belief you are better than others
• wizard: Man with magical powers
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• phonetic: Concerning the sounds of languages
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• oversight: A mistake; something you forget to do
• orphanage: Home for children whose parents have died
• mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
• provincial: People living out of a main city
• word: Unit of language that has a meaning
• informally: In a casual or relaxed way
• israel: Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
• snitch: To take by theft; to steal
• potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
• measly: So small in amount that it is almost an insult
• authorize: To officially or legally allow or give permission
• bacon: Salted meat from a pig
• book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
• read: Person's name
• swedish: Concerning the culture and people of Sweden
• diagonally: In the opposite lower corner or place
• goat: Small animal with beard and horns
• snake: An animal with a long body, no arms or legs
• python: A large snake that crushes its victims
• sorcerer: (In movies or books) person with magic powers
• standardize: To change to make everything the same level
• lard: Cooled fat from meat