English Vocabulary

  jump (to push yourself up into the air using your legs): You can jump over the fence. leap (to jump high or jump a long distance): I can leap over the stream. vault (to jump over something, using your hands or a pole to support you): He vaulted the wall …

  time flies (time seems to be passing very quickly) Time flies when you’re having fun. Oh, I’m late for work. How time flies. It has been five years since we came to live here. How time flies. envocabulary.com

  trip the light fantastic  informal (to dance) Come on, everyone, let’s trip the light fantastic. After dinner, we tripped the light fantastic. envocabulary.com

  wonder (to feel great surprise) We wonder you weren’t hurt in the plane crash.  I wondered how she came here. (to make a polite request) I wonder if you could help us. I wonder if you could tell me where the post office is.     wander (walk or move aimlessly) We wandered around the …

  put up (to build or erect something) They want to put up a new building in this area. I put up the tent in the shade of a tree. (to fix something to a vertical surface) They put a notice up on the bulletin board. We’ve put up a new cupboard …