abrupt/Cut short, very hasty
accept/Take something which is given
accident/Unplanned event, a tragedy
adventure/Exciting series of events
afternoon/The time after midday
although/However, but
ambition/Goal, something you aim to do
angry/Irate, very cross
author/Person who writes books
avoid/Steer clear of something
bargain/Something bought at low price
black/The darkest colour
brief/Very short in time
bright/Not dull, light, dazzling
bury/Put under the ground
career/Working life, profession
cellar/Underground storage room
centre/The middle 
complain/Express disapproval
compose/Write a piece of music
condition/State of something
consent/Agreement to a request
construct/Build, make
consume/Eat, use up
contrast/A marked difference
control/Have power over something
cupboard/Storage furniture with a door
dangerous/Risky, not safe
dawn/Sunrise, start of the day
decide/Choose course of action
decline/Refuse an invitation
detail/Small piece of design
detain/Make someone stay behind
devour/Consume hungrily
direction/The way a thing goes or points
dress/Put on your clothes
either/One or the other
employer/Person who pays your wages
endure/Last a long time
enemy/The opponent
enjoy/Like, gain pleasure from
entire/Complete, whole
estimate/Guess the amount needed
examine/Inspect closely, look at
example/A sample, one of a kind
exist/Live, have being
expand/Get bigger, increase in number
expense/Cost, price
fierce/Wild and frightening
force/Push or pull
forehead/Part of face above eyebrows
fortnight/Period of 2 weeks
fountain/Attractive spray of water
garage/Building where cars are kept
growth/The act of growing
habit/Thing you do, like biting nails
headache/A pain in your head
heart/Body organ which pumps blood
hospital/Doctors and nurses work here
house/Two-storied dwelling place
imagine/Picture something in your mind
important/Noteworthy
include/Make part of a group
insert/Put between two other things
instruct/Teach with practical examples
limit/Extent, range, furthest point
mouse/Small animal caught by cats
ninety/The word for 90
offend/Cause offence, upset
oppose/Be against something
paper/Letters are written on this
payment/Remittance
plant/This grows in the garden
playground/Play area at school 
portion/A piece, a serving
practice/Rehearsal, trial performance
prefer/Like more than something else
preserve/Keep as it is, embalm
princess/Daughter of a king or queen
produce/Make, construct        
promote/Improve to a better position
purchase/Buy, something that is bought
quiet/Not noisy, hush
recent/Not long ago
reflect/Mirror, form an image 
reserve/Put aside for later
resign/Voluntarily give up your job
retain/Keep, do not part with
rifle/Long gun fired from shoulder
saint/A very holy person
saucepan/You can boil potatoes in this
scare/Make frightened
scarecrow/This scares away birds
scene/Setting for a play
scent/The smell of something
scientist/One who studies science
scout/Man sent to check way ahead
service/Attention given to your needs
shake/Repeatedly move something
shallow/Not deep
share/Allotted portion
shepherd/Someone who looks after sheep
shiver/Shake because you are cold
shove/Push hard 
sight/The ability to see
silent/Without any sound
sketch/A rough drawing
skill/Talent for doing something
sleep/Rest the mind and body
smoulder/Burn very slowly
speech/The act of saying words aloud
spend/Part with money to buy goods
splendid/Wonderful, marvellous
stage/Raised floor for performances
stone/Small rock or pebble
stranger/Someone you do not know
stroll/Walk at a leisurely pace
struggle/Fight in order to get free
stumble/Trip over something
submit/Accept another's authority
subtract/Take something away, reduce
surround/Encircle something
sweet/Not sour
switch/Used to turn on a light
taste/The flavour of food or drink
terrible/Awful, nasty
timber/Wood used for building
tissue/Wafer-thin paper 
title/Name, heading
tonight/This evening or this night
total/Everything added together
trapdoor/A door in a floor or stage
trout/A freshwater fish, rainbow ---
trowel/Small planting tool
trust/Have faith in someone
tumble/Fall or roll over
unicorn/Legendary horse with one horn
upstairs/On the next floor up
vacant/Empty, not occupied
valuable/Worth a lot of money
vegetable/An edible plant 
villain/Very wicked person
visit/Travel to see someone
wagon/Horse-drawn cart, often covered
waist/You wear a belt round this
wardrobe/Cupboard for hanging clothes
watchman/Man who guards or keeps watch
waterfall/A stream of falling water
white/The brightest lightest colour
wrist/Part between hand and arm#
