Vocabulary

• on song: Performing very well or effectively at something.
• in flight: Act of flying
• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• adorable: Lovable or appealing, e.g. like a cute child
• creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
• metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• blast: To attack someone with words
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• quest: Long and challenging journey to find something
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• rhyme: One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
• frown: When you pull your eyebrows together to show anger
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• license: To give official permission to do something
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• great: Very good; better than before
• slaughter: Act of killing an animal to get its meat
• helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
• pigeon: Gray bird that is common in cities
• burn: To destroy with fire
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• appliance: Device designed to perform common household tasks
• sewer: Underground pipe that removes water and waste
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• store: To put things in a place for later use
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• chorus: Part of a song that is repeated
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• clown: Performer in funny clothes who makes people laugh
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• live: To be alive
• tattoo: Permanent ink drawing on a person's skin
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• fog: Cloudy air that makes seeing things difficult
• paved: To build a hard even surface for traveling on
• fin: Flat, thin body parts of a fish that help it swim
• bell: Metal object shaped like a cup that rings when hit
• ballet: Form of theater telling a story in music and dance
• screech: To make a loud high cry of pain, anger, or fear
• baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
• mace: Aerosol sprayed in the face to ward off attackers
• bicycle: 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals
• whir: To make a fast repeated quiet sound