Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• next to: Being located along side another
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• fishing for: Currently trying to get attention or praise from other people.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• over the edge: In a state of emotional or mental breakdown; beyond the limits of what one can handle.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• after dinner: Following the meal of dinner.
• in keeping with: In agreement with; consistent with.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• in form: In good physical condition; fit.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• going on: To continue doing something
• in different ways: Using various methods or approaches; with variety.
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• no man's land: An unoccupied or disputed area, often dangerous.
• read into: To interpret or find a meaning in something beyond what is openly expressed.
• feed into: To have an influence on something or form a part of it
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• distraction: Something drawing your attention away from
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• evolve: To develop certain features
• anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
• passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
• proximity: State of being near or close to something
• tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• render: To cause to be in a certain state or condition
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• depict: To represent or describe something using words
• vicious: Very dangerous, e.g. an animal or dog
• examine: (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• lure: Appealing quality that attracts people
• proceed: To continue to do something; carry on
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• conceive: To become pregnant
• canvas: Special cloth on which an artist paints a picture
• buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
• puzzle: To be a challenge to understand; confuse
• hesitation: Indecision or unwillingness to do something
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• brutality: Extremely mean or violent act or treatment
• oppression: Treatment of people to limit their freedom
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• equilibrium: A state of balance or harmony
• significance: The potential for something to have a big effect
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• extraordinarily: Extremely
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• startling: So remarkably different or sudden as to shock
• apocalyptic: Involving great disaster or destruction
• signify: To mean something; be a symbol of something
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• historical: Connected with the past
• scholarship: Work of learning, studying, acquiring knowledge
• outward: Going away from a place that will be returned to
• perpendicular: Being at right angles to a given line or plane
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• reel: To wind something in on a reel; pull something in
• fruitful: Being productive; successful
• paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• defiance: Unashamed opposition or refusal to abide by rules
• skewer: Thin metal or wooden stick to hold pieces of food
• close: Almost; near
• warp: Twist or bend in something normally straight
• apprehension: Dread or fear of a bad outcome
• grotesque: Extremely different from what is normal/expected
• town: Small city
• purple: Being a color that is a mixture of red and blue
• read: Person's name
• mesmerize: To cause to be unable to look away; fascinate
• headstrong: Stubborn, forceful and tending to disobey