Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• prepare yourself: To get yourself ready for something.
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
• messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• tale: Story that is not true
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• hop: Dance party
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• fairy: Small imaginary being that can do magic
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• voyage: Long journey to a distant or unknown place
• shut: To stop being open for business
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• servant: Person paid to clean, cook, etc. in another's home
• craven: With no courage at all; very cowardly
• afterward: Happening after something else happened
• nearby: Close to where you are
• death: When someone dies; the end of life
• pitcher: Person who throws the ball during a baseball game
• basil: Green mint herb with broad leaves used in cooking
• cholera: Fatal disease from drinking dirty water
• officer: Person of high position in an organization
• exclaim: To say or shout something suddenly
• manor: History main house or mansion on an estate
• moor: To tie up a boat so it will not float away
• horrid: Being very shocking or bad
• housekeeper: Person employed to maintain a home for another
• disagreeable: Not pleasant or likeable; rude; distasteful