Vocabulary

• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• slam: To criticize sharply
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• great: Very good; better than before
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• magnify: To increase the importance or seriousness of
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• come: To arrive at a place
• touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• close: Almost; near
• lonely: Sad because apart from other people
• scare: To become frightened