Vocabulary

• ring in: To call by telephone.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• in any case: Whatever happens; regardless of what has happened or may happen.
• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• paid off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• one of those things: An unfortunate but unavoidable event.
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
• fabric: Cloth or material
• pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
• medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• vinegar: Sharp-tasting liquid made from sour wine, malt etc.
• textile: Referring to something made of cloth
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• regulation: Act of controlling something with rules or orders
• loan: To give money, etc. that must be paid back
• point: An item to be discussed
• sour: (Of relationship) to cease to be good or friendly
• person: Man, woman or child
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• spiky: Having a long sharp point
• porcupine: Large rodents with sharp bristles
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• borrow: To take and later return something from another
• village: Small town in the country
• disposition: Normal attitude or mood of someone
• curfew: Order requiring people to be at home at night
• dent: Place on a car, etc. where it has been pushed in
• tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• manufacture: To produce large numbers of products in a factory
• southern: Concerning a region in the south
• death: When someone dies; the end of life
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• wine: Dark red color
• word: Unit of language that has a meaning
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• ring: A roped area in which people fight or box
• petite: Small, e.g. in a cute or elegant way
• bell: Metal object shaped like a cup that rings when hit
• denim: Thick strong cotton cloth often used in jeans
• lender: Person or business that lends money
• bon: Good
• lion: Large wild cats from Africa and south Asia
• pig: Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
• mayday: International distress signal from boat or plane