Vocabulary

• at once: Immediately; without delay
• once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
• upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
• grandfather in: To allow existing cases to continue under old rules despite new laws.
• lose money: To suffer a financial loss; to not make a profit.
• go on: To continue doing something
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• make ends meet: To manage to live on the money you have.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• talk back
• like a dream: Working or performing extremely well or smoothly.
• cheer up: To make or become happier or less upset
• stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
• kill me: An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
• burn down: To destroy (usually buildings) by burning
• first prize: The best prize in a competition or game.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• going on: To continue doing something
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• in peace: In a state of tranquility, without disturbance or conflict.
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• barely: Only just; just possible
• spot: A certain place or area
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• humble: Being lower in quality or status
• faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• console: To make someone feel better in times of distress
• scent: To become aware of the presence of a smell, etc.
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• favor: Support or approval from people
• tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
• impress: To make an emotional impact upon
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• exhausted: To emit gas from the back of a car
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• purse: Small bag for carrying money and other things
• alive: Living; not dead
• point: An item to be discussed
• forbid: To order someone not to do something
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• merchant: Someone who buys and sells goods
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• burn: To destroy with fire
• weak: Not having a strong character
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• live: To be alive
• hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• pointless: Being without a purpose or meaning
• coffin: Wooden box in which a dead body is put
• northern: In or toward the north
• worthless: Being of no value; without positive aspects
• scratched: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
• rightful: Being correct with respect to facts or truth
• grandfather: Your mother's or father's father