Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in hand: In one's possession or control.
• at the corner: Situated where two streets or edges meet at an angle.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• on the couch: Receiving psychotherapy or psychological treatment.
• in a hurry: Acting or moving with great haste; rushed.
• have to: Must do
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• drop into: To visit someone or some place casually and often briefly.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• barely: Only just; just possible
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• illustrate: To supply pictures to go along with words
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• pillow: Soft cushion for your head on a bed/while sleeping
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• fairy: Small imaginary being that can do magic
• visible: Can see, easily seen or understood
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• couch: To formulate in a particular style or language
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• receptionist: Person working on the front desk of a hotel, etc.
• screen: To hide or block something from being seen
• cavity: Hole or empty space, especially in a tooth
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• thoughtful: Concerned about needs and feelings of other people
• unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• tickle: Discomfort caused by something touching the skin
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• envelope: Paper cover you put around a letter to mail it
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• shoulder: Part of the body where an arm attaches or joins
• cross: Angry and upset
• brush: To touch against a thing very lightly when moving
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• examination: (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
• wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• long: Person's name
• dentist: Person whose job is to take care of people's teeth
• sidewalk: Paved area for pedestrians, usually beside a road
• downtown: Located in the business part of a town
• grate: To shred food into very small pieces
• guild: Association of people with same job/interests
• online: Connected to the internet
• candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
• storyline: The plot of a book or play or film