Vocabulary

• night and day: Continuously; all the time.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• settle down: To become calm and relaxed after not being so
• con man: A person who deceives or swindles others, especially in order to gain money.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• gravitate toward: To be attracted to someone or something.
• at least: As a minimum
• in the green: Having a financial profit or gain.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• regardless of
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• arising from: Originating from; being caused by.
• in areas: Located or occurring within specific regions or locations.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• quite possible: Reasonably likely; within the realm of possibility.
• check out
• empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• manipulate: To try to control others to gain an advantage
• circumstance: Condition or fact that affects a situation
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• impulse: Sudden desire to do something that is not planned
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
• impulsive: Acting without really thinking about it; rash
• contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• superficial: On the surface only; not deep
• compulsive: Having difficulty to stop yourself doing something
• require: To demand that someone does something
• notorious: Being famous or publicly known for something bad
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
• rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• manipulation: Act of controlling to gain an advantage
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• remorse: Sense of guilt for something bad you did
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• sinister: Suggesting evil or danger; threatening
• conscience: Ability to sense what is right or wrong
• defect: Fault in someone or something
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• physiological: Of or relating to functions of the body
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• sanity: Normal or sound powers of mind
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe
• impairment: Damage leading to lower strength or quality
• gravitate: To move toward something due to an attraction
• persuasive: Able to convince others to do or believe something
• psychiatrist: Doctor who treats psychological disorders
• antisocial: Avoiding friendly associations with other people
• coercion: Forcing people to do things by threats or the law
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• historical: Connected with the past
• biography: Story of a person's life as told by someone else
• diagnostic: Concerning finding out the cause of a problem
• allege: To state without proof
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• defendant: Person accused or sued in a legal case
• psychopath: Violent, mentally disturbed person
• hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• love: Person's name
• cyanide: Any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN; an extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid
• river: Flowing water that runs from mountains to the sea
• deport: To force a person to leave a country
• veneer: Thin layer stuck on surface to improve appearance
• exalt: To praise someone
• northeast: Location in the northeastern part of an area