Vocabulary

• constant presence: A state of being continually present.
• let out: To allow a person, animal to leave the room, house
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• at least: As a minimum
• phase in: To start using or doing things gradually
• by George: An old-fashioned exclamation to express surprise or emphasis.
• gum up: To cause a machine or process to stop by clogging or jamming.
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• give it up: To stop trying to do something
• in depth: Thoroughly and carefully; in detail.
• pulled off: To manage to succeed
• lead to: To result in some action
• rip out: To remove something quickly and violently.
• strike it rich: To suddenly acquire great wealth or success.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• in retrospect: Thinking back on what happened
• for the better: Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
• up and running: Fully operational; functioning correctly.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• vulnerability: Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• rage: Strong or violent anger
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• exclusively: For the use of only one person or group
• attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• fortune: What might happen to you in the future
• cynical: Always believing that bad things are the reasons
• sympathetic: Feeling favorable to something; wanting to support
• role: Character played by an actor
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• charisma: Special quality of a person that charms/attracts
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• deceive: To make someone believe something that is not true
• chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• throat: Part of the neck that is below the chin
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• bruise: To cause a dark mark in the flesh through injury
• part: Division of a book
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• cynicism: Belief that bad motivates things/people are bad
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• raft: Pieces of wood tied together as a kind of boat
• twitch: To draw, pull, or move suddenly and sharply; jerk
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• backbone: Strength and determination
• afloat: Remaining on top of a liquid; floating
• repertoire: Variety of things (e.g. operas/skills) you can do
• retrospect: A survey or review of a past course of events or period of time.
• maid: Female servant in a house or hotel
• gangster: Member of a gang of violent criminals
• earl: Man with a high or noble rank in a society
• bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
• falcon: Fast-flying hunting bird
• boozy: (Of dinner, etc.) when a lot of alcohol is drunk
• spade: One of the two black suits in cards
• foxy: Skilled in deception or tricks