Vocabulary

• on everyone's lips: Being widely discussed or very popular among many people.
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• all hail: An expression of enthusiastic greeting or acclaim.
• have to: Must do
• play along: To cooperate or pretend to cooperate with someone
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• light on: To illuminate something.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• obsession: Irrational motive for performing certain actions
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• legitimate: Being born to legally married parents
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• diverse: Being varied or different from each other
• tendency: Likelihood to behave in a particular way
• shed: Small building used for storage
• presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• brutal: Extremely violent or mean
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
• plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• ambition: Desire to win or be successful in life, work
• literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
• universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• filthy: Being very rude (about sex, bodily functions)
• memorable: Worthy of being remembered; striking; outstanding
• furniture: Items such as tables, chairs, beds or closets
• defy: To refuse to obey; be resistant to
• nightmare: Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
• reign: To be present and felt or sensed by everyone there
• tale: Story that is not true
• literature: Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
• utter: To make a particular sound; speak
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• guilt: Shame at doing something bad or wrong
• idiot: A person who is foolish or not very smart
• throne: Special elaborate chair on which king/queen sits
• century: Period of 100 years
• foul: Terrible in smell, taste, appearance or morals
• toil: To do hard physical work for a long time
• hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• hover: (Bird/helicopter) to fly staying in one position
• pit: To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
• fury: Rage; violent anger
• chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
• commonplace: Being average or ordinary
• echo: (Of a place) to be filled with repeating sounds
• superstition: Unproven belief that some things are lucky/unlucky
• betrayal: Act of giving knowledge or information to an enemy
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• precarious: Not secure; likely to fall over/off; dangerous
• heir: Person to receive power or money when someone dies
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
• call: A order or request for action
• poor: Inferior; below the normal standard
• welcome: Being what was wanted or needed
• power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
• air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
• witchcraft: Performing magic using spells, often to harm
• conflate: To combine two or more things to make a new entity
• gunpowder: Chemical used in fireworks, to fire cannon, etc.