Vocabulary

• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• crack on: To continue doing something, especially working, with energy and enthusiasm.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• on to: Toward something; forward
• go on: To continue doing something
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• often used to: Frequently employed or utilized for a specific purpose or action.
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• come to terms with: To accept something difficult or unpleasant.
• have to: Must do
• walk down: To walk along or down something.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• meditation: Act of deep and quiet thinking
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• elaborate: To explain something in detail
• appreciate: To rise in value (of property or belongings)
• slightly: Only a little
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• melancholy: Having a sad mood or feeling
• solitary: Done alone; spending a lot of time alone
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• solitude: State of preferring to be alone
• admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• eerie: Strange, mysterious and frightening
• wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
• eternal: Endless; constant; never ending
• foster: To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
• evoke: To bring forth a certain feeling or memory
• talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
• mend: To repair or put into good shape or working order
• dismiss: To consider that something is at an end
• fuss: Act of being excited in a complaining manner
• exquisite: Being very sensitive or detailed, e.g. of taste
• philosophical: Reacting calmly/reasonably if things are difficult
• ceremony: Special social or religious event
• relative: Measured or considered in comparison to another
• wrinkle: Small folds in the skin, e.g. as a sign of age
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• poetry: Poetic writing; imaginative verses
• symmetry: Having parts that are exactly the same
• great: Very good; better than before
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• originally: At first; in the beginning
• stab: To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
• derive: To come from another thing
• ideal: Exactly right; could not be better
• rustic: Relating to village or countryside life
• peasant: A person of low social status who works on a farm
• consolation: Something that gives you a better feeling when sad
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• glaze: Light coating of liquid that makes surface shiny
• graceful: Showing beautiful movement, behavior or form
• tile: Squares of hard material to cover floor/roof/wall
• pottery: Factory where pots/bowls are made from clay
• lineage: People in someone's family who lived in the past
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• buddhist: Someone who follows the teachings of Buddha
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• letter: One of the 26 parts of the English alphabet
• western: Movies often about cowboys in the American West
• bedrock: Fundamental idea underlying a concept
• house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
• interplay: Way two or more people/things affect each other
• buddhism: Religion devoted to the teaching of Buddha
• zen: A Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight
• drink: To put water in your body through your mouth
• wonky: Turned or twisted toward one side
• student: Person studying at school
• warlord: Military leader having civil power, as during war