Vocabulary

• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• third one: The item that is in the third position in a sequence.
• longest time: The greatest duration of time.
• to an extent: Partly or in some degree.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• on the verge of: Very near to doing or experiencing something.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• at least: As a minimum
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in extremis: In a critical or desperate situation.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• have to: Must do
• from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
• aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
• compromise: To weaken your position or views
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• irony: Quality of being funny because it is the opposite
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• arguably: Highly likely to be true but not certainly true
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• ostensibly: Apparently true or real, but probably not
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• flirt: To behave playfully to arouse romantic interest
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• reassure: To make feel less worried about something
• shatter: To break into small pieces
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• staff: Employees of a company
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
• verge: Brink or threshold
• person: Man, woman or child
• adulthood: Time of life when a person is fully grown
• warrant: Official authorization for some action or decision
• childhood: The time when you are a child
• extinguish: To make something stop burning
• exclusion: Act of preventing someone from taking part
• hug: To hold someone in your arms as sign of affection
• lonely: Sad because apart from other people
• ungrateful: Not feeling or showing feelings of being thankful
• sorrowful: Experiencing sorrow often due to a death