Vocabulary

• in the moment: At the present time; now.
• for nothing: Without payment or reward; to no purpose or effect; in vain
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• at odds: In a state of conflict or disagreement
• on the back of: As a result of or following something.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• put up with: To suffer (a difficult thing) without complaining
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• sit back: To relax and take it easy.
• live through: To experience something difficult or painful and survive it.
• next to: Being located along side another
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• profound: Requiring deep thought; difficult to understand
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• rehearse: To practice e.g. play, speech before a performance
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• arguably: Highly likely to be true but not certainly true
• identical: The same in every way
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• roast: To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
• grit: Strong determination
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
• extension: Addition to something, e.g. a house
• mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• quit: To leave a job
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• martial: Concerning fighting, war, or soldiers
• submission: Reluctant agreement with the wishes of others
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• assortment: Collection of different things some similarities
• humor: Quality that makes something funny
• counsel: To listen and give expert advice to someone
• differ: To be different; to be not like others
• duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
• litigation: Adjudication in a court; process of law
• commend: To praise someone, something publicly
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• gladiator: Professional fighter from Roman times
• ferocity: Strength of an emotion or act; anger or cruelty
• hippie: Someone rejecting established culture