Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• contend with: To struggle or deal with something difficult.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• get around to: To finally start doing something you avoided doing
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• single step: A solitary action or measure.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• at least: As a minimum
• look away: To turn your eyes in a different direction, especially because you are embarrassed, frightened, or upset.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• sketch: Brief account of something without many details
• alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• ache: To want something very badly
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• blank: Showing no emotion or understanding
• dormant: Temporarily not active/growing
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• loom: To appear in a large, unclear, or threatening form
• alternate: To follow one thing after another repeatedly
• part: Division of a book
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• invent: To create something such as a story or excuse
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• background: Images, color, or information behind the main one
• weight: How heavy something is
• contend: To struggle or compete for
• abyss: Very deep hole, as in the ground; bottomless pit
• comfortably: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
• narrowly: With little distance or difference between