Vocabulary

• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• for nothing: Without payment or reward; to no purpose or effect; in vain
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• deal with
• walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
• no go: A failure; something that does not proceed as planned.
• back at you: An informal way to return a greeting or compliment.
• turned upside down: In an inverted position; reversed or disordered.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• slam: To criticize sharply
• snore: To make a loud noise while sleeping
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
• invention: Something new that is different from other things
• splash: To throw water or liquids in many directions
• insist: To demand that someone do something
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• smack: To slap or hit, e.g. with a resounding noise
• reindeer: Large type of deer, associated with Christmas
• mad: Very angry
• branch: Part of a family related to the same members
• throat: Part of the neck that is below the chin
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• great: Very good; better than before
• business: A company formed for making profit
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• supply: Availability of products and services for use
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• carrot: Reward offered to make someone do something
• sand: Area composed of tiny pieces of rock near an ocean
• shiver: Act of shaking from fear or cold
• coronation: Crowning of a king or queen
• crook: A criminal or thief; dishonest person
• crazy: Mentally ill; mad
• squeal: Long high cry of pain, fear or surprise
• princess: Daughter of a king and queen
• balm: Fragrant herb
• thud: Dull noise, as of something heavy falling
• fitting: To install a machine, equipment etc.
• duke: Title given to a man below the rank of prince
• donkey: Animal like a small horse used to transport things
• shriek: Loud high-pitched sound or scream
• lacquer: Liquid put on wood/metal to make it shiny
• twinkle: To shine with a flickering gleam of light
• sauna: Room in which hot steam is used to clean the body
• dreamy: Lacking spirit or liveliness; far away
• whoosh: Sound made when something moves quickly past you
• ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
• whoo: Sound people make when they are surprised
• hoo: Dialect West Yorkshire and Lancashire she