Vocabulary

• come from: To have as your native country or city
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• such as: For example; like
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• write in: To add text to a document or form.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• despite the fact: In spite of; notwithstanding.
• to taste: Add an ingredient according to your preference.
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• as anything: Used to emphasize intensity or degree of a quality or action.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• going on: To continue doing something
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on to: Toward something; forward
• show in: To lead someone into a room or building.
• tv show: A television program.
• read: Person's name
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• mother: Female who has a child or children; female parent
• family: Close group of people or organizations
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• beer: Alcoholic drink that is made from wheat or grains
• write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
• poor: Inferior; below the normal standard
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• writing: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
• writer: Professional who writes books, articles etc.
• person: Man, woman or child
• book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• pity: Feeling very sorry for someone, e.g. in trouble
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• call: A order or request for action
• flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• save: To make your computer keep a file
• west: Person's name
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• moved: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• literature: Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
• possibility: Something with a chance of happening or being true
• professor: Teacher who teaches at a college or university
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• impossible: (Child, etc.) very annoying
• poet: Person who writes poems
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• imagination: Ability to creates new ideas and mental images
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• truth: Real facts about something
• roommate: Person who shares a room, lives with you
• laughter: Action or sound of laughing
• conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
• publisher: Business that produces books or magazines
• consequence: Importance of a person or thing
• poverty: State of being poor
• eager: Very excited and interested
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• authenticity: Quality of being genuine, not a fake or copy
• serial: Story that is told is several parts on TV or radio
• paradise: Place with everything needed for specific activity
• dignity: Person of high rank deserving respect
• irritation: Feeling or state of being annoyed or upset
• catastrophe: Very bad disaster causing much suffering, etc.
• ginger: Being reddish-brown in color
• sequel: Story, movie etc. that follows another similar one
• authentically: In a manner showing it is real and not a copy
• healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally