Vocabulary

• out of the blue: Unexpectedly; without warning
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• contrary to: In opposition to; against.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• down to earth: Practical, realistic, and approachable.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• to the full: Completely; to the greatest extent possible.
• live life: To enjoy life and make the most of every moment.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
• within reach: Close enough to be grabbed or used.
• have to: Must do
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• impulse: Sudden desire to do something that is not planned
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• keen: Being eager or excited for something to happen
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• furious: Extremely angry
• attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• contrary: (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
• excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• flourish: To show and direct attention by waving something
• deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• altitude: Height of something above sea level
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• reassure: To make feel less worried about something
• satisfaction: Happy feeling because of something that you did
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• sanity: Normal or sound powers of mind
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• provocative: Causing anger/sexual interest, e.g. deliberately
• provoke: To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
• resignation: Reluctant acceptance when a thing can't be avoided
• disappointment: Feeling or state of not being satisfied
• adverse: Negative or harmful
• acutely: Strongly and suddenly
• repertoire: Variety of things (e.g. operas/skills) you can do
• repulse: To feel repelled by the thought, or presence of
• potency: Quality or state of being potent; capability
• exuberant: Lively and energetic; positive and enthusiastic
• online: Connected to the internet
• thou: An old-fashioned word for you
• offence: Breaking of a rule or law