Vocabulary

• attentive to: Paying close attention to someone or something.
• let it show: To allow something to be visible or apparent.
• at war: Engaged in a war; fighting
• in the clouds: Lost in thought; daydreaming or distracted.
• spirit away: To secretly take someone or something away from a place.
• glimmer of hope: A faint sign or possibility that something good might happen or be achieved.
• slippery slope: An idea or course of action which will lead to something unacceptable, wrong, or disastrous.
• fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• left out: To forget; omit
• dying to: Extremely eager or anxious to do or have something.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• barely: Only just; just possible
• strength: Condition of being strong
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• temptation: Something making you want to do/have bad thing
• express: To send something by fast mail
• grief: Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
• shed: Small building used for storage
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
• remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• seek: To ask someone for help
• ashamed: Feeling of shame or guilt
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• soak: To make something completely wet
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• leave: To go away from; depart
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• mercy: Kind instead of harsh treatment of someone
• tolerance: Ability to adjust to changes, your environment etc.
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• grace: Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• slippery: Difficult to hold or stand as it's smooth/wet/icy
• attentive: Thoughtful and considerate
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• deep: Complex and important
• beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
• sin: Act that breaks a religious law
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• slope: Angle of a decline, e.g. where a road dips down
• slave: Someone who is legally owned by another person
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• afloat: Remaining on top of a liquid; floating
• lonely: Sad because apart from other people
• devil: A spirit said to be evil
• tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
• silently: In a perfectly quiet way
• glimmer: Dull, weak light