Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• going on: To continue doing something
• beneath the surface: In or under the outer layer of something, often physically below.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in relation to: Concerning; with reference to; regarding.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• at the hands of: By the agency or through the actions of.
• grow into: To be able to wear clothes that were too big
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
• resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
• prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• evolve: To develop certain features
• acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• melancholy: Having a sad mood or feeling
• navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
• interpret: To express so that others understand it
• catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• conquer: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• insight: Power to understand people and things very well
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
• distinctive: Having a quality that is different from others
• confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
• disguise: Change in appearance so you will not be noticed
• grasp: Person's control over something
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• architecture: Design and construction of buildings
• interpretation: Explanation of the meaning of something
• deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• prestige: High respect and status, as from being successful
• hatred: Very strong feeling of dislike; hate
• ideally: In a perfect way; very suitably
• patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
• point: An item to be discussed
• provoke: To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
• great: Very good; better than before
• absorption: Process of being absorbed e.g. liquid, attention
• person: Man, woman or child
• embed: To place or set inside rock, etc.
• adept: Being highly skilled in some activity
• rant: To talk on and on in an excited or confused way
• like: To want to
• fiery: Of or like fire; hot or angry
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
• early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
• surprising: To do something that another person didn't expect
• youngest: Being the most young