Vocabulary

• in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
• food source: A place or thing from which food is obtained.
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• next to: Being located along side another
• swoop down: To descend or pounce rapidly from a height, especially to attack or seize prey.
• senior center: A community center that provides services and activities for older adults.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• pick at: To eat only some of your food
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• pull in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• amount: Quantity of something
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• magnificent: Splendid; brilliant; extremely good
• wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• harbor: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
• director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• public: Owned by the government
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• landfill: Burial of garbage, as to build up low-lying land
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• daily: Happening every day
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• bald: Lacking additional information or facts; unadorned
• attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
• trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
• bureau: Administrative unit of government
• swoop: To sweep through the air; to dive suddenly
• nest: Home, e.g. of twigs, made by a bird, insect etc.
• territorial: Associated with the ownership of an area
• bob: To move up and down repeatedly
• unnatural: Not being what you would expect; not normal
• officer: Person of high position in an organization
• eagle: Very large, strong bird that hunts small animals
• bingo: Game of chance played by calling random numbers