Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• look back: To think about past events
• in essence: Used to summarize the main point.
• take stock: To review or assess a situation.
• in the hands of: Under the control or responsibility of someone.
• turn into: To change to become something else
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• come out with: To go out with someone on a date
• have on: To be wearing something.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• contrary to: In opposition to; against.
• or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
• in truth: In fact; actually; really
• to that end: In order to achieve that aim or purpose.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• frustrated: Annoyed because things don't go the way you want
• compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• decade: Period of 10 years
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• insight: Power to understand people and things very well
• essence: Most important part or quality of something
• despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
• absurd: So foolish as to be difficult to believe
• optimism: Condition of having a positive outlook or belief
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
• contrary: (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
• tale: Story that is not true
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• tender: Gentle; with great care or consideration
• triumph: Joy from victory or success
• consciously: In a manner that is aware, and on purpose
• idiot: A person who is foolish or not very smart
• agony: Great pain or suffering
• equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• humiliation: Loss of self-respect or status
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• consequential: Following as a logical conclusion or result
• fury: Rage; violent anger
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• succession: Act of officially taking over someone's position
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• dignified: With a formal, serious, and calm manner
• gibberish: Unintelligible talking
• signify: To mean something; be a symbol of something
• fathom: 1.8m unit of length to measure the depth of water
• calamity: An event that causes great harm or distress
• damned: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize