a flight of stairs - set of stair between one floor and the next
a scarf - a piece of material around your neck
a swing - a sit hanging from ropes used by children to move forwards and backwards
appropriate - correct or suitable for a particular situation, purpose, time
assignment - a piece of work given to someone as part of their job
attendant - someone whose job is to look after or help customers in a public place
bald - without hair or having very little hair
birch - a tree with a smooth, while bark
blame - responsibility for sth bad or a mistake
casual - not planned, happening by chance
chalet - a house with a steep roof common in places with high mountains and snow
costly - sth very expensive
courage - the quality of being brave
cradle - a small rocking bed for a baby
crew - all the people who work on a ship, plane
data - information or facts that can be stored and used on a computer
disapproval - an attitude that shows your negative opinion of someone's behaviour or ideas
embroidery - decorative sewing with small stitches
event - sth that happens, especially sth important, interesting
feast - very good, large meal
glory - the importance, honor or praise that people give to someone they admire a lot
grandeur - impressive beauty, power or size
hardship - difficulty or problems
hedge - a row of small bushes growing close together
helpless - unable to look after yourself
humidity - the amount of water contained in the air
in an instant - immediately
ingredient - one of the foods that you use to make a particular dish
kindliness - care and kindness of other people
like a shot of … - very quickly and eager
loan - an amount of money that you borrow from bank
minor - small and not very important or serious
modest - not proud, not wanting to talk about your achievement and abilities
mood - the way you feel in a particular time
neat - tidy and carefully arranged, pleasant
neckline - the shape made by the upper edge of a piece of clothing around the neck
overall - considering or including everything
pipe - a tube through which water or gas flows
plumbing - the system of pipes that water flows through in a building
pole - a long stick made of wood or metal
preferable - better or more suitable
proper - right, suitable, correct
range - a variety of things or people that are different but of the same general type
reminder - sth that makes you remember or think about sth
reunion - social meeting of people after a long time
rich (red) - strong and attractive
severe - very bad, extreme
shutters - wooden or plastic covers of the outside of the window
sink - a big container used for washing dishes
speechless - unable to speak because you feel very angry or upset
sporty - athletic, likes sport an he is good at it
stonemason - someone whose job is to cut stones into pieces to be used in buildings
straightaway - at ones immediately
sweaty - covered or wet with sweat
thoroughly - completely
tiny - extremely small
to board - to get on in order to travel
to branch out - to start doing sth different from the work you normally do
to console - to make someone feel better when they are feeling sad or disappointed
to die down - to become less active, strong or violent
to get through - to come successfully to the end of an unpleasant experience
to get to the point of sth - to talk about the most important thing
to govern - to rule to officially, legally control the country
to indicate - to show the direction
to insult - to offend someone by saying sth rude or untruth
to launch - to send into space
to limp (back) - to move slowly because of damage
to live up - to someone's expectation, to be as good as someone has expected
to make the most of - to gain the greatest possible advantage of sth
to place order - to ask a company to supply goods
to recognize - to give someone's thanks publicly and officially
to release - to let someone or sth go free
to resemble - to look like, to be similar to someone or sth
to shred - to tear or cut sth into small pieces
to squeak - to make short, high noise
to stagger - to walk or move unsteadily almost falling over
to stretch - to straiten your arms, legs or body to full length
to such an extent - so much that
to swan - to behave in a relax way that is annoying to other people
to take off - to suddenly start being successful
to yap - to bark in an excited way
tough - difficult to do or deal with
track - the railway line
trader - a person who buys or sells goods
trainee - someone whose being trained for a job