Vocabulary

• tough cookie: A person who is strong and determined.
• in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
• below freezing: At a temperature lower than 0°C or 32°F.
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• physically: In a manner related to the body
• mentally: With or in the mind and thoughts
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• word: Unit of language that has a meaning
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• sweet: Piece of candy, or other food containing sugar
• today: This day; day that is happening now
• freezing: To harden to a solid below zero degrees
• music: Sounds that are sung or played to give pleasure
• baked: To cook food (bread, cakes) in an oven
• cookie: A flat, round sweet baked food
• minded: To be bothered or upset by something
• shouldn: Shouldn't
• rode: To travel in a particular vehicle as a passenger
• bicycle: 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals