Frank Sinatra
27 advanced vocabulary words across 27 songs.
chase; carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
Hear this moment →Call me unpredictable, tell me I'm impractical
Rainbows, I'm inclined to pursue
Call me irresponsible, yes, I'm unreliable
reveal; make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few
Hear this moment →A door marked "Nevermore", that wasn't there before
The lonely night discloses
Just a passing breeze filled with memories
come from; reason by deduction; establish by deduction
Hear this moment →And if you should survive to 105
Look at all you'll derive
Out of being alive
basic; serving as an essential component
Hear this moment →Aware of things your heart alone was meant to see
The fundamental loneliness goes whenever two can dream a dream together
You can't deny, don't try to fight the rising sea
criticize; express a negative opinion of
Hear this moment →Love and marriage, love and marriage
It's an institute you can't disparage
Ask the local gentry
amaze; to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
Hear this moment →Can't hold a candle
To your razzle-dazzle
You've got me flyin' high and wide
amaze; affect with wonder
Hear this moment →On a clear day
How it will astound you
That the glow of your feelings outshines every star
make fun; treat with contempt
Hear this moment →Is it an earthquake or simply a shock?
Is it the good turtle soup or merely the mock?
Is it a cocktail, this feeling of joy?
see through; transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
Hear this moment →But there's nothin' out front but mem'ries
And a lot of transparent folk
Please call for reservation
legal identification; any authorization to pass or go somewhere
Hear this moment →No more customs
Burn the passport
No more packin'
hard to notice; difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
Hear this moment →A way of dancing that's really ultra new
It's very subtle, the Continental
Because it does what you want it to do
hug; include in scope
Hear this moment →I never knew my heart could sing
Never missed a warm embrace
'Til April in Paris, chestnuts in blossom
dominate; be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
Hear this moment →"God is not dead, nor doth He sleep
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail
With peace on Earth, good will to men"
say; provide with a joint
Hear this moment →What I need most is post graduate
What I feel is hard to articulate
If you want me to matriculate
speak firmly; be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
Hear this moment →Warms an old implacable heart such as mine
Don't say no because I insist
Somewhere, somehow
happening from time to time; occurring from time to time
Hear this moment →Don't mind these lines beneath my eyes, they're well-earned souvenirs
Of a thousand nights of laughter and occasional tears
And I hope you won't be jealous of the silver in my hair
admit; admit (to a wrongdoing)
Hear this moment →All the simple pleasure
And so I happily concede
This is all I ask
additionally; in addition
Hear this moment →You ask me do I know the Milky Way
I do, and furthermore I'd like to say
It isn't milky white, it's dingy gray
speech; a speech that is open to the public
Hear this moment →She was crepe suzette, I was pie
She was lectures, I was movies, but I loved her
♪
agreement; permission to do something
Hear this moment →How cute can you be?
I'd give up my gallivanting, if you'd consent to be
The ready little steady on my family tree
endless; seemingly limitless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
Hear this moment →♪
Heaven's boundless arch I see
Spread about above me
impulsive; characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
Hear this moment →You have the cool, clear eyes of a seeker of wisdom and truth
Yet there's that upturned chin and the grin of impetuous youth
I believe in you, I believe in you
stop; put an end to a state or an activity
Hear this moment →The hurt doesn't go away, the tears never cease to fall
You cover them over with people and places
idea; a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
Hear this moment →Sometimes, I live in town
Sometimes, I take a great notion
To jump in the river and drown
similar; able to be compared or worthy of comparison
Hear this moment →The charm of you is comparable to a Christmas tree with toys
With little girls and boys when first they see the tree
begin; take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
Hear this moment →Till I see the mountains rise
I want to ride to the ridge where the west commences
Too many words, gaze at the moon till I lose my senses
wise; a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
Hear this moment →Why shouldn't I know of love?
Why wait around when each age has a sage who has found
That upon this earth, love is all that is really worth thinking of?