Vocabulary

• on to: Toward something; forward
• draw up: To create a formal document
• on the contrary: In contrast; from the opposite standpoint
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• pin down: To force someone to clarify their opinion
• piece together: To assemble or put together from fragments or parts.
• account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
• awkward: Lacking smooth movement
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• genuinely: In a real, actual, not false or artificial way
• vulnerability: Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• enthusiastic: Excited and interested in something
• proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• underestimate: To make too low a guess of something's size, value
• cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• frustrating: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• rage: Strong or violent anger
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• robust: Having physical vigor or energetic good health
• attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• contrary: (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
• candidate: Politician who is running for public office
• confession: Admission you have done something wrong
• account: An advantage
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• facilitate: To make an action or process easier
• radically: Completely or extremely
• utter: To make a particular sound; speak
• humiliation: Loss of self-respect or status
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• piece: A counter in a board game
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• flatter: To praise in a rather false way, to get something
• spur: To make your horse go faster
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• agitate: To disturb or excite emotionally
• fragility: Lack of strength; easily broken or harmed
• dice: To cut food or other things into small pieces