Vocabulary

• to do with: To be about something; concern
• contrary to: In opposition to; against.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• at a loss
• in the grip of: Under the strong influence or control of something.
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• left out: To forget; omit
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• have to: Must do
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• at least: As a minimum
• in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• in effect: In reality; in practice; virtually
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• patch up: To repair something quickly or temporarily.
• in summary: Briefly stating or reviewing main points.
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
• coincidence: Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• strike: To hit something
• unconscious: Not aware of what is going on around you
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• occasion: Significant or important event or function
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• address: Exact street location of a place
• sympathy: Feeling for other people when they are in trouble
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• neglect: Act of failing to do something important, required
• prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
• vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
• contrary: (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• destructive: Causing a very large amount of damage
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• profoundly: With a great depth psychologically
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• hatred: Very strong feeling of dislike; hate
• belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
• patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• addictive: Being powerless to stop doing or using something
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• addict: Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
• rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• loneliness: State of feeling sad because you are alone
• derive: To come from another thing
• porn: Short for pornography
• soothe: To relieve something, like pain
• discomfort: To cause to feel uncomfortable or not at ease
• fruitful: Being productive; successful
• narcotic: (Of a drug) leading to unconsciousness
• intolerable: Unbearable; so that you cannot suffer any more
• unworthy: Lacking in value or merit; not deserving help
• drunkenness: Temporary state from drinking too much alcohol