Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
• at present: Currently; now
• deal in: To buy and sell a particular product or products.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• interfere: To get involved in something not your business
• accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• occasion: Significant or important event or function
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• virtue: Benefit, advantage, or good result of something
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• manner: The way a person acts, talks, or behaves
• acquaintance: Person that you know but isn't a good friend
• accomplishment: Something you succeed in after hard work
• boast: To speak of something with too much pride
• attitude: Way you act, think and feel about something
• extensive: Large; full or complete
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• tease: To purposefully bother an animal
• leave: To go away from; depart
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• comprehend: To understand the meaning of
• patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
• fortunate: Having good luck
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• behold: To look at
• refresh: To refill a person's glass with a drink
• defer: To hold back to a later time
• dearly: Very much
• disappointing: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
• fearsome: Causing fear or awe
• singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
• odious: Arousing strong dislike; hateful; vile