Vocabulary

• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• while away: To spend time in a relaxed way because you have nothing else to do.
• pin down: To force someone to clarify their opinion
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• on to: Toward something; forward
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
• denial of: The act of refusing to grant or allow something requested.
• common humanity: The shared characteristics, feelings, and vulnerabilities that make us human.
• down the track: At some point in the future.
• face down: To confront or deal with someone or something in a brave or determined way.
• play it safe: To avoid risks; to be cautious.
• might well: Used to indicate a good possibility or likelihood.
• by example: Through demonstration or serving as a model.
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• compromise: To weaken your position or views
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• compelling: To force someone to do something
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• bizarre: Odd or strange
• catastrophe: Very bad disaster causing much suffering, etc.
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
• prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
• sympathy: Feeling for other people when they are in trouble
• navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
• conduct: Your behavior
• trivial: Small; unimportant; worthless
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• address: Exact street location of a place
• cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
• generic: Concerning a product without a brand name
• vivid: Having very clear details and seeming to be real
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
• prestigious: Respected as being important and with high status
• dare: To challenge someone to do something that is risky
• suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
• thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• widespread: Happening or existing in many places
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
• racism: Belief that people of other races are bad/inferior
• induce: To make someone do something; create an outcome
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• glamorous: Attractive in a sexy way; exciting; alluring
• noble: Being admirable and honorable in character
• leave: To go away from; depart
• withdrawal: Action of pulling back or move away or backward
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• conceive: To become pregnant
• ideally: In a perfect way; very suitably
• awe: To feel admiration, respect, or fear
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• folly: Bad judgment or stupidity; madness
• stern: Being very severe, strict, or serious
• longing: To have a strong desire for something or someone
• incline: To bend the head or body forward
• unpleasant: Causing a bad feeling in people
• momentous: Very important or serious
• meaning: To express a particular idea or thought
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• etch: To cut lines on metal to make a picture