Vocabulary

• on to: Toward something; forward
• at heart: In one's real or essential nature; fundamentally.
• good person: A morally upright and kind individual.
• reaches out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• in a similar vein: In a similar style, manner, or approach as before.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• have to: Must do
• see beyond: To understand deeper truths beyond surface.
• for instance: As an example.
• might well: Used to indicate a good possibility or likelihood.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• to the core: Completely; fundamentally; in every aspect.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• deliberate: Carefully thought out in advance
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• frustrated: Annoyed because things don't go the way you want
• advocate: A lawyer who protects a clients interests
• foremost: Being the best or most important
• notion: Sudden idea or desire to do something
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• furious: Extremely angry
• ostensibly: Apparently true or real, but probably not
• superior: Better; higher quality
• peer: A noble, but not royal, person, e.g. lord or duke
• immensely: Very much; greatly; a lot
• tender: Gentle; with great care or consideration
• condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
• medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
• vein: Tube that returns blood from the body to the heart
• facade: False front of a particularly impressive building
• person: Man, woman or child
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• unpleasant: Causing a bad feeling in people
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• horrendous: Causing horror; awful; very bad
• disgust: Strong feeling of dislike for something
• drunk: To put liquid in your body through your mouth
• fiercely: In an emotionally violent manner
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• circle: A perfectly round shape
• prostitute: To sell your body; to exchange sex for money
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• labour: Physical process by which a baby is born
• chapter: Small local group forming part of a larger one
• push: To move into enemy country with a military attack
• gravely: In a serious and solemn manner
• irrespective: In spite of everything; ignoring drawbacks
• leprosy: Disfiguring infectious skin disease
• overt: Obvious; easily seen or noticed; explicit
• afterlife: Life after death
• expend: To use a lot of something, such as time or energy
• fore: (In combination) before; in the front part
• leper: Person who carries the leprosy disease