Vocabulary

• from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• to an extent: Partly or in some degree.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• keen as mustard: Very eager or enthusiastic about something.
• to God: Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
• in order that: With the purpose or intention that.
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• cut through: To pass or go directly through something, often overcoming an obstacle.
• being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
• off kilter: Not perfectly balanced or aligned; askew.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• ill afford: To be unable to do something because it would cause problems.
• out of the way: Remote; isolated.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• for good measure: As an extra amount; in addition to what is strictly necessary.
• of late: Recently; lately.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• intimacy: The sharing of private and personal things
• intimate: (E.g. of detail) fine, detailed or complete
• compelling: To force someone to do something
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• enthusiasm: Hobby or interest that you are passionate about
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• precious: Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
• legitimate: Being born to legally married parents
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• enthusiastic: Excited and interested in something
• frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
• keen: Being eager or excited for something to happen
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• afford: To make available, to provide
• robust: Having physical vigor or energetic good health
• affection: Feeling of liking someone or something
• plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
• plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• substantial: (Of a meal) able to satisfy your hunger; filling
• contemplate: To consider whether you will do something
• initiate: To cause something to begin
• render: To cause to be in a certain state or condition
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• persuade: To try to make someone to do, believe something
• conviction: Act of finding someone guilty of a crime
• worthwhile: Worth the money, time or effort of doing something
• mustard: Spicy yellow or brown condiment used to add flavor
• counterpart: Person/thing having same function/characteristics
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• tenderness: Pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• person: Man, woman or child
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• adore: To love very much; to give honor to
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• reply: Answer to someone's question
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• arduous: Requiring a lot of effort; difficult and tiring
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• live: To be alive
• like: To want to
• date: To have become old-fashioned
• depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
• persuasion: Using reasons to make people believe something
• coy: Withholding information that could be revealed
• unworthy: Lacking in value or merit; not deserving help
• canon: General rule of how to behave or do things
• kilter: In working order