Vocabulary

• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• in a nutshell: As a summary; including the main points concisely
• at least: As a minimum
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• such as: For example; like
• on behalf of: As the representative of someone
• best known: Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• gouge out: To forcefully remove or scoop out a deep hole or part.
• deal with
• go away: To go on vacation
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
• pleasant: Causing a good feeling
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
• eerie: Strange, mysterious and frightening
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
• eternal: Endless; constant; never ending
• favor: Support or approval from people
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
• fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
• charity: Kindness and willingness to forgive, help
• belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
• nutshell: Shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• dismiss: To consider that something is at an end
• trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• century: Period of 100 years
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• act: To behave in a certain way
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• expense: Money you have to pay to do part of your job
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• mortal: Destined to die; causing death
• restless: Worried and uneasy; ceaselessly in motion
• bliss: Great joy or happiness
• backdrop: Contextual meaning or background
• behalf: As a representative of someone or a group.
• torment: Great mental or physical pain
• limb: Leg, arm, branch or wing
• superstition: Unproven belief that some things are lucky/unlucky
• sin: Act that breaks a religious law
• burn: To destroy with fire
• catholic: One of many Christian belief systems
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• believe: To think or accept that something is true
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
• live: To be alive
• fiery: Of or like fire; hot or angry
• purify: To make pure by removing unwanted substances
• monk: Man belonging to religious group that live simply
• monastery: Place where monks live
• supernatural: Being unable to be explained by natural causes
• nun: Female member of a religious group
• afterlife: Life after death
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• inferno: Large fire in a building or other place
• purgatory: Place or state of suffering
• shorten: To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
• apparition: Ghost or ghostly figure; an unusual appearance
• protestant: Person believing in Protestantism
• stately: Slow, impressive and dignified
• cloister: Covered path around open area in cathedral, etc.