Vocabulary

• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• rush out: To leave a place quickly or suddenly.
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• sit back: To relax and take it easy.
• roll back
• string together: To connect words or ideas coherently.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• lead to: To result in some action
• head south: To decline, worsen, or go in a negative direction.
• drop away: To gradually diminish in number or intensity.
• stop in: To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
• high and dry: In a helpless situation; stranded or abandoned.
• drive away: To leave in a vehicle.
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
• military: Army or armed forces
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• tiny: Very, very small
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
• shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
• wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
• cram: To add more to something that is already full
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• extinction: When every example of animal, plant is dead
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• treasure: Valuable things collected, and often hidden
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• ensure: To make something sure, certain, or safe
• horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
• compact: Small case with face powder and a mirror
• defense: Argument in support of something
• twist: To turn something in a circular direction
• brink: Near to happening; on the verge of
• cliff: High, vertical or steep surface of rock or ice
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• weave: To make a cloth or baskets by crossing threads
• maritime: Concerning sailing, ships
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• tide: Way opinions or events are developing or changing
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• succession: Act of officially taking over someone's position
• govern: To officially control land and make policies
• bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
• fend: To try to manage for yourself without assistance
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• liberation: Act of setting someone or something free
• coastline: Area of sea alongside the land in an area
• jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
• chapel: Room to hold religious services
• mound: Raised area on the ground on which pitcher stands
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• scuba: Equipment which allows you to breath underwater
• tangle: To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
• harbour: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
• relax: To calm or quiet yourself, or stop worrying
• mile: Unit of distance; 1.6 kilometers
• island: Area of land that is surrounded by water
• tapestry: Ornamental woven cloths made into a picture/scene
• walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
• daunt: To make someone feel less courageous or confident
• wall: High, flat side of a room or building
• home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
• archaeology: The study of ancient societies
• honeycomb: Wax structure of six-sided cells made by bees
• north: Direction to your left when facing the rising sun
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• shoreline: Boundary line between land and water
• gunpowder: Chemical used in fireworks, to fire cannon, etc.