Vocabulary

• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• have to: Must do
• for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• next to: Being located along side another
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• throw off: To put out (heat, smell etc.); emit
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• every kind of: Each and all types of something; all varieties of.
• out of favour: Not popular or liked by someone or a group.
• settle in: To become comfortable in a new place or situation.
• pure and simple: Used to emphasize that something is exactly as stated, nothing more.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• in the midst of: Surrounded by; in the middle of.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• melancholy: Having a sad mood or feeling
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• grief: Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
• inherently: As an essential part of
• occasion: Significant or important event or function
• essence: Most important part or quality of something
• neglect: Act of failing to do something important, required
• obscure: To hide something to make it difficult to be seen
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• gigantic: Extremely large
• contemplate: To consider whether you will do something
• immensely: Very much; greatly; a lot
• stiff: Slang term for a dead body
• depict: To represent or describe something using words
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• leave: To go away from; depart
• frightening: To make someone afraid or nervous
• lifespan: Length of time something is expected to last
• accidentally: Unexpectedly; by mistake
• achievement: Something good that you have successfully done
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• gaze: Direction you are looking
• strengthen: To make something stronger
• century: Period of 100 years
• sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• decay: To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; rot
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• pure: Not mixed with anything else
• tenderness: Pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• ingenuity: Cleverness and originality
• exile: State of being forced to leave your country
• simplicity: Being easy to understand or use
• redeem: To exchange (coupon/voucher) for merchandise, etc.
• deep: Complex and important
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• treacherous: Dangerously unstable and unpredictable
• loom: To appear in a large, unclear, or threatening form
• mount: To attach something to something else
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• punishment: Being punished; thing you do when being punished
• appease: To give in to someone's demands to avoid conflict
• turbulent: (Of water) moving violently and unevenly
• disgrace: Shame or dishonor
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• liberation: Act of setting someone or something free
• touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
• buddhist: Someone who follows the teachings of Buddha
• persecute: To ill-treat, oppress or harass, as for religion
• infamy: State of extreme dishonor
• shroud: To hide, as with secrecy; make it difficult to see