Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• look back: To think about past events
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• black and white
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• hang around: To spend time with someone
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• on to: Toward something; forward
• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• in itself: Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
• do the right thing: To behave in a morally correct or proper way.
• next to: Being located along side another
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at a loss
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• spike: The top point in a graph
• rage: Strong or violent anger
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• diminish: To make something smaller or less important
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• ego: Opinion you have about yourself and your worth
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• leave: To go away from; depart
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• noble: Being admirable and honorable in character
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• great: Very good; better than before
• beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
• cord: A long strong material, thicker than string
• sin: Act that breaks a religious law
• interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• bestow: To give something to someone
• weak: Not having a strong character
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• plead: To ask or beg for something in an urgent way
• revere: To give someone great respect and loyalty
• shutter: Part of a camera that opens to allow in light
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• word: Unit of language that has a meaning
• bull: Large male animal such as a cow or elephant
• arc: Smoothly curving line or movement
• woe: Feeling of great pain or sadness; unhappiness
• retrospective: Relating to or thinking about the past
• thee: An old-fashioned word for you