Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• compete in: To take part in a contest or competition.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• dress up: To put on your best clothes, e.g. for a party
• left and right: In both the left and right directions.
• nip at: To bite lightly or sharply in a small way.
• check out
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• trait: A particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behavior
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• distinct: Clearly different in nature from something else
• psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
• humble: Being lower in quality or status
• robust: Having physical vigor or energetic good health
• shed: Small building used for storage
• intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• patron: Person buying products or services of a business
• harness: To capture the power of something
• favor: Support or approval from people
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• companion: Someone who keeps you company, goes out with you
• furniture: Items such as tables, chairs, beds or closets
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• deposit: Concentration of mineral left by a river
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• devote: To dedicate
• compact: Small case with face powder and a mirror
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• pure: Not mixed with anything else
• faint: To suddenly become unconscious and fall down
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• own: To have something as your property
• legend: List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
• point: An item to be discussed
• fur: Hairy coat of an animal
• athletic: Fit and strong; physically capable
• mighty: Having great strength or great size
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• descend: To go down; to move from a higher to a lower place
• rank: To rate or class things
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• believe: To think or accept that something is true
• temperament: Person's nature or typical moods
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• training: To teach a pet a behavior or a trick
• round: From beginning to end (e.g. of the year)
• enchant: To hold the admiration of others; charm
• cardigan: Long-sleeved sweater
• bark: To make the loud sound of a dog (when angry)
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
• dock: To take away a part of an animal's tail
• unknown: Not being known or famous
• saddle: Seat of a bicycle, or a seat to put on a horse
• stature: How tall someone is; height
• fauna: All of the animals living in a certain area, time
• ancestry: Family or race from which a person is descended
• shark: Person who lends money at unfair rates of interest
• nip: Sharp cold feeling
• muzzle: To quieten by or as by covering the mouth