Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• of all things: Used to express surprise or disbelief at something unexpected or unusual.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• on the slide: In a state of decline or deterioration.
• account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
• to hand: To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
• take it away: To remove something.
• turn away: To go in a different direction; not face something
• on time
• in the mood: Wanting to do something
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• below the surface: Hidden emotions or issues not immediately visible.
• looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
• psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• paradox: Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• affection: Feeling of liking someone or something
• peculiar: Not usual or normal; strange
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
• account: An advantage
• modest: Not large in amount, size, etc.; moderate
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• caveat: Warning or caution in a legal document
• manner: The way a person acts, talks, or behaves
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• tender: Gentle; with great care or consideration
• loyalty: Complete and sustained support for person, thing
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• theoretically: As regards ideas that could be true
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• leave: To go away from; depart
• hatred: Very strong feeling of dislike; hate
• fundamentally: In a basic and important way
• firmly: In a hard, steady, unchanging way
• sentimental: Displaying emotions too easily or strongly
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• tenderness: Pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
• repulsive: Very unpleasant; that almost makes you feel sick
• rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
• brutally: In a very violent or mean way
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• predictable: Capable of being guessed before it happens
• loyal: Always showing support for; faithful
• thoughtful: Concerned about needs and feelings of other people
• resentful: Angry at unfair treatment
• discomfort: To cause to feel uncomfortable or not at ease
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• steadily: At a steady rate or pace; reliably; constantly
• ghastly: Frightening or horrible to the senses
• pane: Piece of glass that fills a window
• marvellous: Extraordinarily good or great
• supposition: What you think or guess is true; assumption