ability/Skill to do something
affection/Love, liking for someone
ascend/Go up
assure/Set mind at rest about a thing
atlas/A book of maps
attach/Connect onto something else
attempt/Try
awake/Not asleep
awful/Terrible
bedroom/The room where you sleep
bewitched/Under a spell
brilliant/Bright and shining
bring/Take something with you
brittle/Likely to break or snap
buttercup/Small yellow wild flower
calves/Baby cows or bulls
cape/A short cloak
cease/Stop
certain/Sure
champion/Highest achiever in a sport
chuckle/Laugh quietly to yourself
clean/Not dirty
collection/Things with common theme
commence/Begin or start to do something
commit/Make a binding promise 
confuse/Mix things up, muddle 
correct/Right, with no mistakes
cosy/Warm and comfortable
courage/Bravery
create/Make something original
dagger/A short sword
daily/Happening every day
damp/Slightly wet
dance/Move about in time to music
deaf/Unable to hear
definite/Precise, confirmed
delight/Please very much
deserted/Abandoned, uninhabited
desire/Want very much
difficult/Not easy, hard
dirt/Dust or mud
discover/Find out about something
disease/An illness 
dishonest/Not truthful
dismal/Dreary and depressing
display/Show to advantage
distant/Far away
distress/State of great sorrow
dive/Jump in head first 
doubtful/Uncertain, questionable
dragon/Fire breathing monster
drake/A male duck
draught/Cold air blowing through crack
dread/Great fear
dwarf/A very small person
elephant/Large grey animal with a trunk
emerald/Bright green, a jewel
empty/Containing nothing
energy/Force used when doing things
enormous/Extremely large, massive
entrance/The way in
essay/Short piece of prose
eventually/In the end, finally
every/Each one, all
exact/Precise
exit/The way out
explode/Blow up, as a bomb does
extreme/At the limit
familiar/Well known
gather/Collect together
giggle/Silly laugh
glide/Move very smoothly
gnome/Model dwarf found in garden
goblin/Mischievous ugly spirit
goldfish/Orange fish, often kept in bowl
groove/Narrow rut
gross/Twelve dozen or 144, large
ground/The surface of the Earth
group/A set of similar things
halve/Divide into two equal parts
hammer/A tool for hitting nails
happen/Occur, take place
harsh/Not kind or gentle
heal/Make better, improve
hibernate/Sleep through the winter
insist/Demand politely, ask firmly
jackdaw/Black bird liking shiny things
jockey/Someone who races on a horse
juice/Liquid in a fruit
kitchen/Room where food is prepared
ladle/A serving spoon for soup
language/Words used in communicating
lark/A small brown bird
launch/Large boat for pleasure trips
leash/A dogs lead
length/Measurement from end to end
linger/Be slow to leave
listen/Use ears to hear sounds
little/Small, tiny
lollipop/A sweet on a stick
magazine/Periodical publication
maintain/Keep something working
mansion/Large grand residence
marmalade/Jam made from oranges
massive/Very large, enormous
member/Someone who belongs to a group
morning/The first part of the day
never/On no occasion, not ever
nonsense/Something making no sense
octopus/Sea creature with eight arms
offence/Act of upsetting someone
ordinary/Not special or unusual
organise/Put things in order
plenty/More than enough
poison/This is dangerous if swallowed
pollen/Yellow powder inside a flower
portrait/Picture of a person or animal
positive/Not negative, definite
prepare/Make ready
pressure/Force exerted on something
pretty/Attractive, nice
priceless/Can't be valued, beyond price
property/Possessions, belongings
prove/Show that something is true
railings/Metal bars made into a fence
rapid/Very quick, fast
real/Not artificial
relation/Way in which things relate
remote/Far away, distant
rumour/Report spread by gossip
rush/Do something hurriedly
saddle/Rider's seat on back of horse
school/Place for pupils and teachers
similar/Alike, almost the same
sleet/A mixture of rain and snow
small/Not large, tiny
social/Interacting with other people
spectacle/A great sight
spring/Coiled bouncy wire
suitable/Appropriate, correct
summer/Hottest season of the year
supreme/The very best
thing/An object or item
traffic/All vehicles using the roads
twilight/Time just before it gets dark
under/Below, beneath
vapour/Mist, fine spray
vixen/A female fox
weary/Very tired
young/Of no great age, immature#
