Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• cheer up: To make or become happier or less upset
• shine through: To emit light through something.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• charged with: To be officially accused of something
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• on the run: Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• got to: To arrive at some place
• take it slow: To proceed at a relaxed and unhurried pace.
• hide behind: To avoid responsibility or truth by using something as an excuse.
• snap out of: To stop experiencing a negative feeling or state.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• the leading cause: The most significant or primary reason for something.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• live my life: To experience life in a way that is true to oneself and brings personal fulfillment.
• hanging out: To spend time with your friends
• have to: Must do
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• strength: Condition of being strong
• bold: Brave; very confident; too confident
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• disguise: Change in appearance so you will not be noticed
• snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• lurk: To hide somewhere, e.g. to do something wrong
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
• misery: Thing that causes unhappiness
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• agony: Great pain or suffering
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
• twist: To turn something in a circular direction
• revenge: Getting back at someone by hurting them back
• drown: To kill something by putting it under water
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• couch: To formulate in a particular style or language
• acid: Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• armor: Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
• despise: To have no respect whatsoever for a person/thing
• troll: Ugly dwarf in fairy tales, e.g. with long hair
• discriminate: To distinguish the differences between things
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• great: Very good; better than before
• cocky: Overly self-confident or self-assertive
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• sloppy: (Of people) Not clean or orderly; messy
• reply: Answer to someone's question
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• live: To be alive
• repress: To keep (emotions) under control; restrict
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• dead: Not alive
• pathological: (Liar, etc.) behaving in an uncontrollable (bad)
• long: Person's name
• crippling: To hurt and make useless
• flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
• hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
• wake: To cause to become more energetic or attentive
• worthless: Being of no value; without positive aspects
• serpent: Very big snake
• miller: Someone who grinds grain into flour
• sicken: To shock, disgust or upset