Vocabulary

• last summer: The summer before this one.
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• slip off: To remove (a piece of clothing) quickly and easily.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• bump into: To meet someone accidentally
• argue out: To discuss and resolve a problem through argument.
• go in for: To enter a competition
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• draw on: To come to its end
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at least: As a minimum
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• spare: To make (money or time) available for
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• essence: Most important part or quality of something
• consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
• primitive: Lacking a written language and advanced technology
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• peculiar: Not usual or normal; strange
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
• virtue: Benefit, advantage, or good result of something
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• expectation: Belief or hope that something is going to happen
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• arrogant: Rude, from belief you are better than others
• thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• infant: Child in the beginning stage of life; a baby
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• randomly: With no pattern or clear purpose; by chance
• slight: Small (amount, quality)
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• succumb: To eventually die from a disease
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• counterpart: Person/thing having same function/characteristics
• assemble: To put parts together to make a complete unit
• formulate: To make and develop a set of rules or ideas
• alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• tenderness: Pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• holy: Being good according to religious standards
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• infinitely: Continuing forever without end; very great
• deep: Complex and important
• deity: A god or goddess
• part: Division of a book
• repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• psychiatrist: Doctor who treats psychological disorders
• fidelity: Loyalty
• lonely: Sad because apart from other people
• howl: To cry or wail loudly
• pact: Agreement between people or countries
• hum: To make a constant low sound
• decease: To die
• kinky: Sexually deviant
• complicity: Involvement with someone in a crime, etc.
• colossus: Person or thing of great size or importance
• maul: To attack the flesh of someone or something