Vocabulary

• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• shoot up: To increase rapidly and suddenly.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• a passion for: A strong enthusiasm or interest in something.
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• ritual: Performed as part of a ceremony
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• realistic: Looks or appears real; like things really are
• portrait: Picture of a person's head and shoulders
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• fabric: Cloth or material
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• adversity: Bad or difficult situation or times; trouble
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• leave: To go away from; depart
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
• masterpiece: Greatest work, e.g. of a famous artist
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• intend: To plan or want to do something
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• ripple: Small gentle low wave on the surface of water, etc.
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• existential: Philosophy concerning existence
• public: Owned by the government
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• reception: Front desk area of an organization or building
• loneliness: State of feeling sad because you are alone
• marble: A hard type of stone, often used in monuments
• complementary: Working well together; completing something
• unveil: To remove something's outer covering
• attain: To reach a desired level or amount over time
• rank: To rate or class things
• extensively: Very much or often; to a large degree
• converge: (E.g. of two roads) to come together
• nudity: State in which a person is not wearing any clothes
• munch: Sound made when eating something quickly or loudly
• reconstruct: To rebuild something after it has been destroyed