Vocabulary

• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
• portrait: Picture of a person's head and shoulders
• occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• comprehensive: Including most or all things
• reap: To harvest or to cut and collect crops
• briefly: Using little time or resources
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
• important: Having power or authority
• relieve: To make less boring by making some change
• habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• fist: Tightly closed hand, as when you punch someone
• glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
• charm: Quality of making people like you; attractiveness
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• marriage: Relationship between a husband and a wife
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• childhood: The time when you are a child
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• quarrel: To have an angry argument or disagreement
• scold: To speak angrily and give negative criticism
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• chapter: Small local group forming part of a larger one
• cordial: A fruit-based drink
• unable: Not being able to do something
• discontent: Feeling of dissatisfaction; a lack of contentment
• noodle: String of dried dough, usually eaten in a soup
• unkind: Lacking kindness; mean; ungenerous