Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• to arms: A call to take up weapons and fight.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• moment of truth: A critical point, especially in a difficult situation, when one's fate or success is determined.
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
• precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
• pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• numerous: Existing in large numbers
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
• prestigious: Respected as being important and with high status
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
• fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
• theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
• scrutiny: Careful examination, as to see rules are followed
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• literature: Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
• achievement: Something good that you have successfully done
• wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
• genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
• suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• fascination: Quality that attracts attention
• volunteer: Working willingly without pay to help others
• modify: To make minor change to something
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• grace: Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• derive: To come from another thing
• shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
• person: Man, woman or child
• fascinated: Having your attention fixated as though by a spell
• physician: A medical doctor
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• farewell: Act of saying goodbye and leaving
• triumphant: Celebrating victory or success
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• affirmative: Saying 'yes'; confirming; agreeing to
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• lifelong: Continuing through life; lasting a long time
• mortar: Stone bowl for crushing substances with a pestle
• prose: Writing that is not a poem
• psychic: Concerning the mind and its workings
• succinct: Said in a clear and short way
• write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
• love: Person's name
• oak: Hard, tough wood taken from an oak tree
• spanish: Concerning the culture and people of Spain
• stoic: Person who can suffer without complaining
• star: To perform or play a main role in a movie, play
• italian: Concerning the culture and people of Italy
• style: The (tasteful) way something is designed or done
• fisherman: Man whose job is catching fish
• powerpoint: Software package to make presentations