Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• deal with
• look after: To take care of someone or something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• for the sake of: For the purpose of; in the interest of.
• try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
• in tow: Accompanied or followed by someone or something.
• look away: To turn your eyes in a different direction, especially because you are embarrassed, frightened, or upset.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
• delicate: Easily broken or damaged
• deliberately: In a careful, considered manner; on purpose
• fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
• accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
• manifest: List of cargo on a ship
• interpret: To express so that others understand it
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
• cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• vivid: Having very clear details and seeming to be real
• confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
• sake: Japanese rice wine
• plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
• interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
• undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
• tender: Gentle; with great care or consideration
• naive: Unsophisticated; innocent and unknowing
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• nurture: Care and support given to people as they develop
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• generosity: Giving or sharing things freely with others
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• grace: Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
• patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
• stern: Being very severe, strict, or serious
• infinitely: Continuing forever without end; very great
• adulthood: Time of life when a person is fully grown
• person: Man, woman or child
• mourn: To feel or show extreme sadness
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• arduous: Requiring a lot of effort; difficult and tiring
• picture: General situation or state of being
• subsidiary: Less important or supporting organization/company
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• forget: To not remember something
• inward: At the inside of
• difficulty: Something that is hard to do
• apprehensive: Feeling anxious or fearful about future events
• face: To cover a surface with something like paint
• sweet: Piece of candy, or other food containing sugar
• sleepy: Having difficulty staying awake; ready to sleep
• child: A very young person, between about 2 and 15