Vocabulary

• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• go on: To continue doing something
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• burst in: To enter a room or building suddenly and forcefully.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• stand out
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• articulate: To express something clearly using language
• deliberately: In a careful, considered manner; on purpose
• reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• grief: Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• irony: Quality of being funny because it is the opposite
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• sympathy: Feeling for other people when they are in trouble
• tender: Gentle; with great care or consideration
• prestige: High respect and status, as from being successful
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• mold: Distinctive type of character or nature
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• influential: Having the power to cause change; having influence
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• leave: To go away from; depart
• absence: State of not being present, or not existing
• utter: To make a particular sound; speak
• ambiguous: Able to be understood in more than one way
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• silent: Without making any noise; soundless
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• pilgrimage: Journey to a sacred place
• dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
• arise: To stand up
• grace: Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
• refuge: Somewhere you can find safety or hide
• verify: To prove that something is right, accurate or true
• articulation: Shaping the sounds of speech to communicate
• optimize: To make as effective as possible
• critic: Person who judges (e.g. art) and gives opinions
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• poetry: Poetic writing; imaginative verses
• surrounding: To be all the way around something
• adulthood: Time of life when a person is fully grown
• bleak: Desolate and colorless; without much hope
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• faithful: (Religious) people who believe in a god or gods
• compose: To calm yourself after being angry or upset
• site: Place that is reserved for a particular activity
• vanish: To disappear in a sudden and mysterious way
• sail: To travel across water in a boat or a ship
• adequately: Well enough; fairly good; not too bad
• indifferent: Neutral; not taking sides
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• incessant: Happening or continuing without a pause or stop
• dead: Not alive
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• blueprint: Plans of how buildings will be built
• poem: A written composition in verse, not prose
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• website: Collection of webpages in one location
• curate: To be in charge of selecting and caring for objects to be shown in a museum or to form part of a collection of art, an exhibition, etc.
• grieve: To feel great sadness, as when someone dies
• word: Unit of language that has a meaning
• video: Recording capturing action with sound
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• voice: Ability to sing well
• final: Last game in a series in a competition
• wager: To bet money on the result of a game or race
• personalize: To make personal or more personal
• thy: An old-fashioned word for your
• stately: Slow, impressive and dignified
• desolation: State of being decayed or destroyed
• stanza: Division of a poem; verse