Vocabulary

• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• in circles: Moving or going around and around; not progressing.
• to that end: In order to achieve that aim or purpose.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• modest: Not large in amount, size, etc.; moderate
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• characteristic: Typical or distinctive
• intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• illustrate: To supply pictures to go along with words
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• click: To work well with someone or something
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• merchandise: Goods for sale
• humiliation: Loss of self-respect or status
• mock: To laugh at someone or something in an unkind way
• delight: Strong feeling of great pleasure
• century: Period of 100 years
• whatsoever: Used to add emphasis to an idea being expressed
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• offend: To break a rule or do something wrong
• mayhem: Scene or situation that involves much violence
• absorption: Process of being absorbed e.g. liquid, attention
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• resignation: Reluctant acceptance when a thing can't be avoided
• significance: The potential for something to have a big effect
• nibble: To take small bites of something, especially food
• jealousy: Unhappy feeling of wanting what someone else has
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• lizard: Reptile with scales and a long body and tail
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• gum: To cover or stick with adhesive
• unexpectedly: In a surprising way because not expected
• indifferent: Neutral; not taking sides
• paddle: Long stick with a flat end used to move a boat
• beetle: Insect with a hard, usually black body and 8 legs