Vocabulary

• black out: To faint; to become unconscious
• look after: To take care of someone or something
• set up
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• lie in: To stay in bed later than usual in the morning.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• drink in: To absorb or take in something with great enjoyment.
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
• conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
• privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
• conquer: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• immense: Very great in size or amount
• essence: Most important part or quality of something
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• catastrophe: Very bad disaster causing much suffering, etc.
• optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
• deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• consciously: In a manner that is aware, and on purpose
• adolescence: Developmental period typically in the teen years
• tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
• deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
• soak: To make something completely wet
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• toddler: Young child learning to walk
• mammal: Animal which drinks milk from its mother
• tale: Story that is not true
• patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
• noble: Being admirable and honorable in character
• vary: To change something and make it different
• bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
• empower: To give someone a power or ability
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• exhaustion: Total loss of strength; extreme tiredness
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• sanity: Normal or sound powers of mind
• creative: Having the ability to make something new
• adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
• squirrel: Small furry tree-living animal with a big tail
• akin: Similar to; like; almost the same as
• nocturnal: Done at night; active at night
• curl: To form something into a round or curved shape
• cosmic: Concerning space and the universe
• indulgent: Allowing children, etc. more pleasure than usual
• nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
• part: Division of a book
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• altruistic: Selfless concern for the well-being of others
• usual: Being the way things occur most of the time
• long: Person's name
• nook: Small corner or sheltered space
• early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
• love: Person's name
• child: A very young person, between about 2 and 15
• rich: Having a lot of money or valuable possessions
• small: Little in size; not big
• draconian: (Of action, punishment) very strong or severe
• coalesce: To come to grow together as one mass