Vocabulary

• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• stay back: To remain behind; not approach or advance.
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• true nature: The inherent qualities or character of a person or thing.
• do without: To manage without having or doing something
• wade in: To enter a situation aggressively or enthusiastically.
• best known: Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• for nothing: Without payment or reward; to no purpose or effect; in vain
• to a man: Every single person involved without exception.
• check out
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• awareness: Having knowledge of something
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• arguably: Highly likely to be true but not certainly true
• appearance: The way a person looks to others
• divine: Concerning or coming from God or a god
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• hatred: Very strong feeling of dislike; hate
• indulgence: Act of letting someone do what he or she wants
• harbor: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• devote: To dedicate
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
• mythical: Based on beliefs unsupported by facts
• person: Man, woman or child
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• scourge: Person or thing causing great suffering
• legendary: Being a very famous sports player, actor etc.
• immortality: State of never dying, e.g. because famous
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• knowledge: Information, understanding, or skill
• live: To be alive
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• enchant: To hold the admiration of others; charm
• terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
• violently: In a forceful way that may cause physical damage
• monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
• monstrous: Abnormally large or bad
• unable: Not being able to do something
• hunger: Strong desire or need
• flora: Group of all plants that grow in a particular area
• calculation: Process or result of using mathematics
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• screech: To make a loud high cry of pain, anger, or fear
• lair: Place where wild animals or criminals can hide
• lotus: Any aquatic plant of the water lily family