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Don’t bother me now, I’m busy.
hassle INFORMAL
“Quit hassling me, will you?” yelled my older sister.
interrupt
We’re not allowed to interrupt Dad when he’s working.
pester
Thomas pestered his brother in the library.
trouble
I don’t want to trouble her now. She’s watching her favourite programme.
disturb (2) VERB
If something disturbs you, it upsets or worries you.
alarm
I don’t want to alarm you, but I think we should leave.
distress
The violence in the film distressed him.
frighten
The mouse was frightened when the cat sat by the cage.
upset
The noise upset the baby.
worry
Don’t tell Grandma about the problem. It’ll only worry her.
do (1) VERB
If you do something, you get on and finish it.
arrange
Dad is going to arrange everything.
carry out
The mechanic said he would carry out the repairs while we waited.
complete
“We should complete the work before the end of the week,” said the builder.
cope with
Rachel’s not sure she can cope with the decorations on her own.
finish
“You’ll have to finish your homework before you go swimming,” said Mum.
learn
What are you learning at the moment?
perform
Watch the clown perform his amazing juggling act.
do (2) VERB
If you say that something will do, you mean it is good enough.
be enough
I wonder if half a page about my holidays will be enough?
be sufficient
I really hope this food will be sufficient for six people.
be suitable
Mum wanted to know if jeans would be suitable for the parents’ evening.
work
They thought string might work as they didn’t have any tape.
drag VERB
If you drag a heavy object, you pull it along the ground.
draw
The horse plodded on, drawing the heavy cart behind it.
haul
Fishermen hauled in their nets and found they had a large catch.
pull
Indigo pulled her friend from the river and rang for an ambulance.
tow
The farmer used a tractor to tow anything heavy around the farm.
tug
The boys tugged the sack of grain across the barn floor.
draw (1) VERB
When you draw, you use something like a pencil or crayon to make a picture or a pattern.
doodle
Holly doodled in her notebook as she listened to the teacher.
paint
I wanted to paint some pictures while I was on holiday.
sketch
The artist sat by the lake sketching the view.
trace
For homework we had to trace the outline of a map and fill in the rivers.
draw (2) NOUN
A draw is the result in a game or competition in which nobody wins.
dead heat
The result of the 100 metres sprint was a dead heat.
tie
Floella had hoped to win the competition, but there was a tie for first place.
draw (3) VERB
If something draws you, it is so interesting that you move towards it.
attract
A skydiving display attracted large crowds to the event.
bring in
We are hoping the advertising will bring in plenty of people.
entice
We were enticed into the shop by the display of cakes in the window.
lure
The witch lured the children into her house with promises of sweets.
pull in
The new programme has pulled in a lot of young viewers.
dreadful ADJECTIVE
Something that is dreadful is very bad or unpleasant.
alarming
Our test results were pretty alarming.
awful
I was off school with an awful cold.
dire
The teacher issued dire warnings about the standard of our homework.
frightening
The force of the thunder storm was frightening.
frightful
After the Halloween party the house was in a frightful mess.
ghastly
