Vocabulary

• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• for one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• come out with: To go out with someone on a date
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• second nature: A behavior that has become automatic or habitual.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• have to: Must do
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• furious about: Extremely angry about something.
• bear with me: Be patient with me.
• out of the window: To be discarded or no longer applicable or relevant.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• own up: To admit that you did something wrong
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
• intimate: (E.g. of detail) fine, detailed or complete
• anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• course: The route or direction e.g. a river moves along
• precious: Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
• bold: Brave; very confident; too confident
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• desperately: In a way that shows you don't have much hope
• occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
• intact: Being complete, without damaged or missing parts
• furious: Extremely angry
• peculiar: Not usual or normal; strange
• grumpy: Easily annoyed and complaining
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• appearance: The way a person looks to others
• grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
• phenomenal: Amazing; remarkable
• fart: To break wind; to emit gas from the anus
• agony: Great pain or suffering
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• linguistic: Of or relating to language
• naked: Not wearing any clothes; without covering
• reassure: To make feel less worried about something
• assemble: To put parts together to make a complete unit
• sentimental: Displaying emotions too easily or strongly
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• stark: Very clear and often unpleasant
• competence: Ability to do in a fully satisfactory way
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• subterranean: Living or situated below the surface of the earth
• excruciating: (Of pain) extremely bad
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• realise: To become aware of or understand mentally
• astray: Away from the right direction or path
• long: Person's name
• posit: To put forward a theory or idea; suggest
• giraffe: Tall African animal with very long neck and legs
• newfound: Newly discovered
• bedrock: Fundamental idea underlying a concept
• poo: Feces