Wordlist
apologise | to tell someone that you are sorry about something that you have done |
superstition | when someone believes that particular actions or objects are lucky or unlucky |
superstitious | believing that particular objects or events are lucky or unlucky |
litter | pieces of paper and other waste that are left in public places |
fumes | strong, unpleasant, and often dangerous gas or smoke |
pick up | to lift someone or something by using your hands |
refuse | to say that you will not do or accept something |
knock down | to destroy something that has been built |
crash | if a computer or computer system crashes, it suddenly stops working |
farmland | land which is used for or suitable for farming |
action film | a film in which a lot of exciting things happen, such as people fighting or chasing each other |
album | several songs or pieces of music on a CD, a record, etc |
everyone | every person |
all of them | each of a group |
detached | a detached building is not joined to another building |
everything | all things or each thing |
common | happening often or existing in large numbers |
get old | to start to show that you have lived for a long time and are not now young |
age limit | the age at which a person is allowed or not allowed to do something |
Native American | a member of one of the races who were living in North and South American before Europeans arrived |
traffic light | a set of red, green, and yellow lights that is used to stop and start traffic |
coastal | situated on or relating to the coast |
offer | to ask someone if they would like something; to say that you are willing to do something |
provider | someone who provides something |
touch | to put your hand on something |
rely on | to need someone or something in order to be successful, work correctly, etc. |
attack | to use violence to hurt or damage someone or something |
log on | to connect a computer to a system of computers by typing your name, usually so that you can start working |
increase | to get bigger or to make something bigger in size or amount |
rise | to increase in level |
increase | when the number, size or amount of something gets bigger |
ancient | from a long time ago |
antiseptic | a substance that you put on an injury to prevent infection |
apartment | a set of rooms for someone to live in on one level of a building or house |
flat | a set of rooms to live in, with all the rooms on one level of a building |
employee | someone who is paid to work for a person or company |
archaeologist | someone who studies archaeology |
archaeology | the study of ancient cultures by looking for and examining their buildings, tools, and other objects |
architect | someone who designs buildings |
doctor | a person whose job is to treat people who have an illness or injury |
ash | the soft, grey powder which remains when something has burnt |
aspirin | a common drug used to reduce pain and fever |
athlete | someone who is very good at a sport and who competes with others in organised events |
Last modified: Sunday, 29 November 2015, 7:32 PM