Vocabulary

• old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• act out: To perform a role before going on stage; practice
• at sea
• come at: To approach someone to attack them
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• instinct: Natural way of thinking; intuition
• aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• deliberately: In a careful, considered manner; on purpose
• crave: To have a very strong desire for something
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• melancholy: Having a sad mood or feeling
• express: To send something by fast mail
• harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
• barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• assumption: Something you believe to be so, but aren't sure of
• flaw: Quality that makes something imperfect
• distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
• financial: Involving money
• insight: Power to understand people and things very well
• furious: Extremely angry
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• contrary: (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
• pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
• spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
• curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• optimism: Condition of having a positive outlook or belief
• argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
• misery: Thing that causes unhappiness
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• induce: To make someone do something; create an outcome
• stink: To smell terrible
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• ideally: In a perfect way; very suitably
• friction: Disagreement between two or more people
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
• tenderness: Pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
• buoyant: Capable of floating in a liquid
• loneliness: State of feeling sad because you are alone
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• person: Man, woman or child
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• malicious: Intending to harm or hurt someone
• bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• afloat: Remaining on top of a liquid; floating
• lonely: Sad because apart from other people
• plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
• visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
• grate: To shred food into very small pieces