Vocabulary

• hold in: To hide your emotions and not let them show
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
• in vain: Without success or result; futilely.
• sense of entitlement: The belief that one is inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment.
• regardless of
• in parallel: Done at the same time; simultaneously.
• settle into: To become comfortable and familiar with a new place or situation.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• on the scene: Present at a location, especially where something has happened.
• thankful for: Feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
• fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• at midnight: At twelve o'clock at night; the middle of the night.
• bow in: To enter a place with a bow as a sign of respect.
• mother: Female who has a child or children; female parent
• boat: Small form of transport for traveling on water
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• small: Little in size; not big
• die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• easily: Clearly; without doubt; certainly
• sea: Very large group of people, similar-looking things
• sister: Female you share a parent with
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• speak: To be able to use a certain language
• ask: To say to someone that you want something
• young: At an early stage of existence; not mature
• apple: Hard round red or green fruit with a white center
• grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
• piece: A counter in a board game
• engine: Machine that changes energy into mechanical motion
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• history: Established pattern or record
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• refugee: Person forced to leave their home e.g. due to war
• entitlement: Right (to benefits) granted by law, contract
• suburb: Residential area on the outskirts of a city
• sensation: (Person) attracting the interest of many people
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• bow: To (cause to) curve or bend
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• scarred: To cause long lasting emotional pain
• stiffen: To become completely still due to fear or anger
• tragically: In a very sad manner, usually due to a death
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
• monk: Man belonging to religious group that live simply
• neglect: Act of failing to do something important, required
• norm: Standard or regular way of doing something
• allocate: To distribute or set apart for a plan or purpose
• vain: Too proud of yourself, especially your appearance
• thankful: Feeling or showing you are grateful
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• defy: To refuse to obey; be resistant to
• irresistible: Being so attractive or desirable you cannot say no
• cutlery: Tableware implements for cutting and eating food
• confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
• anonymous: Unknown; with no name revealed
• marginalize: To make a person or group powerless or unimportant
• humility: Quality of not feeling better than others
• relentless: Continuing without slowing or losing strength
• optimism: Condition of having a positive outlook or belief
• jigsaw: Cut up picture on card that you fit back together
• casket: Box in which dead people are buried; coffin
• rig: To dishonestly fix the result of elections, games
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• vessel: Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
• distil: To collect the pure form by heating liquid
• precarious: Not secure; likely to fall over/off; dangerous
• bypass: To go around something; avoid
• huddle: Tightly packed group
• mocked: To laugh at someone or something in an unkind way
• oblivious: Being unaware of someone or something
• playwright: Person who writes plays
• activist: A person who tries to change a government, society
• saga: Description of events occurring over a long period