Vocabulary

• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• bow to: To bend the head or body as a sign of respect or greeting.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• hand out: To distribute papers (often in class)
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• got to: To arrive at some place
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• on the block: Available for sale; up for auction.
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• occasion: Significant or important event or function
• productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• session: Period of time used for a specific activity
• conduct: Your behavior
• screw: To cheat someone, as out of money/property
• respect: To follow the established rules
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• apologize: To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
• randomly: With no pattern or clear purpose; by chance
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• funeral: Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• rubbish: To say someone's ideas/actions are no good
• litter: All the baby animals born at once from one mother
• deep: Complex and important
• bow: To (cause to) curve or bend
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• reptile: Animals such as snakes, lizards
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• scared: To become frightened
• reserved: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
• informal: Casual; relaxed
• emperor: Man who rules an empire
• dye: A liquid that colors hair, cloth etc.
• greeting: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
• owl: Bird with large eyes that hunts at night
• cape: Clothing without sleeves worn over the shoulders
• penguin: Black and white sea bird that cannot fly