I Love You, Michael Collins by Lauren Baratz-Logsted, Vocabulary List Chapters 4-6

to be grateful for

It's just that most of them don't seem to appreciate you very much.

to travel back and forth regularly

He commutes to work.

showing good taste : having or showing beauty and refinement

We both think it's original and quite elegant.

at some later time : in the end

On a typical day, if we are patient enough, eventually Mrs. Whitaker will call, "What are you kids doing outside? It's too hot out there."

to a high degree : VERY

I have learned that being "cooped up indoors" is something that adults are fiercely against kids doing.

something in which a person shows special ability

As my mother has said, speed is not my forte.

a way of acting or doing that has become fixed by being repeated often

Since he's my best friend, I know all his habits.

to give a clear idea of

I have tried to impress upon him how reckless his behavior is.

not copied from anything else : not translated : NEW

We both think it's original and quite elegant.

to look curiously or carefully

When we get upstairs, her back is to us and she is standing at the door, peering out into the yard with one hand over her eyes.

a right or benefit that is given to some people and not to others

I had to wait until I turned ten to gain this privilege, and I am very proud of it.

showing lack of caution : engaging in wild careless behavior

I have tried to impress upon him how reckless his behavior is.

to frighten suddenly but slightly

We startle her and she turns.

to suppose to be true or likely

I suspect they play games like hide-and-seek.

having a cheap and ugly appearance : not tasteful or stylish

My mom says it is tacky.

the quality or state of being useful

I think If Buster had to make a choice between being able to have his own utility belt with items like a bat-shaped grappling hook and a cable strong enough to help you climb the side of a skyscraper.