Holiday Romance: Key Vocabulary
NOUNS
Bow: a knot tied with two loops and two loose ends
Canoe: a small boat with pointed ends
Carriage: a vehicle for carrying people or goods
Cornet: a musical instrument made of brass that is similar to a trumpet
Court: a place where a judge decides if a person is innocent or guilty
Criminal: a person who has broken the law
Fairy: a creature with magical powers
Fist: a hand with fingers curled inward
Honour (UK) Honor (US): a person’s reputation for being good and honest
Jewel: a valuable stone
Lavender: a scent/smell made from the purple flowers of the lavender plant
Mayor: the head/leader of a town or city
Miracle: an amazing and positive event that is not natural
Pearl: a hard, white, smooth stone found in an oyster
Penalty: punishment for breaking the law or doing something bad
Pirate: a person who attacks other ships at sea
Plan: a description explaining how to do something
Politician: a person who is selected to make/change laws for a country
Pond: a body of water that is smaller than a lake
Prisoner: a person who is not free
Property: an item, such as a car or a house, which belongs to a person
Respect: a good opinion or attitude toward somebody
Rug: a covering for the floor
Silk: material made from fibres produced by the silkworm
Slice: a cut of food
Spice: a plant used to add flavour to food
Telescope: an instrument for looking at distant objects
Tornado: a strong windstorm that twists around and around
Treasure: a collection of valuable things
Trial: a meeting held in a court with a judge
Uniform: clothes worn to show a person’s job/position/status
VERBS
Bandage: to put a bandage on something
Bark: the make a short, loud sound (especially dogs)
Behave: to conduct oneself in a certain way
Bite: to attack something with the teeth
Bow: to lower one’s head to show respect
Bully: to act aggressively and intimidate others
Chew: to repeatedly crush something with the teeth
Embarrass: to humiliate somebody and make them feel uncomfortable
Encounter: to unexpectedly meet somebody or something
Impress: to do something to give others a positive/favourable impression of oneself
Gamble: to play risky games (horseracing, casino, pachinko...) to win/gain money
Land: to come down from the air/sky to the ground
March: to walk with long and strong steps like a soldier
Munch: to make a crunching sound while eating
Nod: to move one’s head up and down
Order: to tell somebody to do something
Pack: to put clothes or personal items into a bag/suitcase
Polish: to rub a surface until it becomes shiny and/or smooth
Pretend: to use the imagination to behave like somebody or something else
Punish: to make somebody suffer for doing something bad
Recover: to regain physical health
Refuse: to say no when asked to do something
Rescue: to save somebody from a dangerous situation
Row: to move a boat by pushing an oar through the water
Rush: to run/move fast/hastily
Sail: to use the wind to move a boat/ship through the water
Sink: to go down into the water/sea
Scold: to shout/yell at somebody for doing something bad
Scream: to shout/yell loudly
Shave: to remove hair with a razor
Sigh: to breathe out while making a sound (usually sad)
Stare: to look at something closely
Sweep: to use a broom/brush to make the floor clean
Throw: to make an object/person move rapidly through the air
Tie: to wrap something/somebody with string/rope
Whisper: to speak softly/quietly
Wrap: to put material all around something or somebody
Yell: to speak loudly
ADJECTIVES
Brave: courageous / not afraid in a dangerous situation
Coward: not courageous / afraid in a dangerous situation
Overweight: unhealthily heavy
Reasonable: a good price / inexpensive
Scared: feeling fear
Shocked: surprised (usually by something negative)
Stubborn: refusing to do something in a different way
Terrible: unpleasant / very bad
Trustworthy: can be trusted / reliable
Wise: to have knowledge and/or experience
INTERJECTIONS
Heave-ho: something sailors say when they are pulling a rope
Hooray: something people say when they are happy, appreciate and/or like what somebody has said or done