Vocabulary

• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• have to: Must do
• all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• eat away at: To gradually damage or weaken something.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• set on: To attack
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• sit back: To relax and take it easy.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• precious: Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• conquer: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• exploit: To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
• attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
• religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
• norm: Standard or regular way of doing something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• virtue: Benefit, advantage, or good result of something
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• lust: Sexual desire
• opt: To choose one thing rather than other choices
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• division: How many times a number is contained in another
• worship: Acts of respect and honor to God or a god
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• innocence: Lack of guilt or responsibility for a crime
• racial: Of or relating to race
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• dysfunction: Failure to act as expected, as in a social context
• flex: To move a part of the body to stretch muscles
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• clout: Having weight and power; influence
• genesis: Beginning of something important
• normalize: To make something normal or regular
• satan: An evil spirit said to be in control of hell
• executioner: A person paid to kill someone for their crime