Vocabulary

• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• on no account: Under no circumstances; absolutely not.
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• account: An advantage
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• leave: To go away from; depart
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
• disturb: To cause someone anxiety or fear
• spell: To lead to future trouble
• fill: To make something full
• great: Very good; better than before
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
• potion: Drink said to have a magic effect
• hole: An empty space, as in the ground, in a sock etc.
• witch: Woman believed to have magical powers
• magic: Attractive, appealing, and exciting quality
• singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair