Vocabulary

• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
• go on: To continue doing something
• stand by: To keep to an agreement
• electricity bill: A bill specifying the amount of money owed for electricity consumption.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• be my guest: An invitation to someone to do something; help yourself
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• sit down: To take a seat
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• go shopping: To go to stores to buy things
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• spare: To make (money or time) available for
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• polite: Showing good manners or respect for other people
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• owe: To need to do something in return for a favor etc.
• soul: Central or basic part of something
• electricity: Energy generated positive and negative charges
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• cushion: Soft object to make a seat more comfortable
• great: Very good; better than before
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• borrow: To take and later return something from another
• rent: To give the use of something in return for payment
• luggage: Suitcases and bags
• oven: Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• goodness: (Used to express slight surprise)
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• live: To be alive
• parcel: A package or box wrapped in paper sent in the mail
• come: To arrive at a place
• guest: Person invited to visit or stay in someone's home
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• forget: To not remember something
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• funk: Feeling of fear; sadness
• butler: Senior male servant in a household
• nick: Person's name
• bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• latin: Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
• tarantula: Large hairy poisonous tropical spider
• bonfire: Large fire built outside
• neighbour: Person who lives, or is near, you
• amigo: Spanish friend; comrade