Vocabulary

• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• at least: As a minimum
• anything other than: Except for; not including
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• slip out: To leave a place quietly or secretly, so that no one notices you.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• have on: To be wearing something.
• might well: Used to indicate a good possibility or likelihood.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
• genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
• intimate: (E.g. of detail) fine, detailed or complete
• fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
• consider: To think carefully about something
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• atmosphere: Air around us
• psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
• flaw: Quality that makes something imperfect
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• convey: To carry or transport something
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• flawless: With no imperfections or errors
• mediocre: Average; not outstanding; not very good
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• clumsy: Moving or doing things awkwardly
• important: Having power or authority
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• fully: Completely or entirely
• optimize: To make as effective as possible
• conversely: In the opposite way; on the other hand
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• ignorant: Lacking knowledge, awareness or information
• pertain: To apply to a certain time or place
• hamper: to prevent somebody from easily doing or achieving something
• stellar: Very brilliant; very successful or good
• disastrous: Having very unfortunate or terrible consequences
• minimize: To make something seem small or less important
• liberate: To free someone or something that was captured
• defensive: Protecting something, yourself from attack
• dysfunction: Failure to act as expected, as in a social context
• amusing: To make someone laugh by entertaining them
• impatient: Not wanting to wait; getting angry over problems
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• resourceful: Able to find ways to cope with difficult times
• evidently: In a manner that is easy to see, notice, or sense