Vocabulary

• work out
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• such as: For example; like
• do your best: To try as hard as you can; put in maximum effort.
• in the midst of: Surrounded by; in the middle of.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• at hand: Close by; readily available.
• for fear of: Because of anxiety or apprehension that something undesirable might happen.
• have to: Must do
• without further ado: Without unnecessary delay or introduction; immediately.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• point the finger: To blame or accuse someone of doing something wrong.
• in motion: Moving; not stationary.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• order in: To request food from a restaurant to be delivered to one's home or other location.
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• go against: To disagree with or challenge someone
• from the dead: Returned to life after being dead.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
• in store: About to happen in the future
• check out
• free and easy: Describes a relaxed, casual, and unconcerned manner or atmosphere.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• dilemma: Position in which you must make difficult choices
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• humble: Being lower in quality or status
• faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
• principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
• plague: To cause to have continual problems with something
• ego: Opinion you have about yourself and your worth
• proactive: Acting to head off anticipated future problems
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• incompetent: Not having the skill or ability to do a thing well
• fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
• illustrate: To supply pictures to go along with words
• persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
• courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• counterproductive: Tending to hinder the achievement of a goal
• imminent: Happening soon; about to happen
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• intrigue: To make someone interested or curious
• act: To behave in a certain way
• midst: Middle area or part of something
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• illuminate: To supply light to something
• vain: Too proud of yourself, especially your appearance
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• bruise: To cause a dark mark in the flesh through injury
• override: To make (rule or law) not be valid anymore
• emperor: Man who rules an empire
• racial: Of or relating to race
• summon: To order someone to come, e.g. to a court of law
• intimately: Privately and personally
• coward: Someone too afraid to do what is right or needed
• counsel: To listen and give expert advice to someone
• platinum: Very expensive silver-colored metal
• refute: To prove something is wrong, using facts
• segregation: Forced separation of people by race, color etc.
• deceit: Deliberately lying to someone to trick them
• stoic: Person who can suffer without complaining
• toad: Small amphibian animal very similar to a frog
• factual: Involving or being based upon evidence
• cowardly: Being fearful and unable to do something right
• onward: Moving toward a future (often better) time/place
• clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
• lacquer: Liquid put on wood/metal to make it shiny
• centipede: Insect with between 20-150 legs