Vocabulary

• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• fall for: To be deceived or tricked by someone
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• entwined with: Closely connected or involved with something else.
• look away: To turn your eyes in a different direction, especially because you are embarrassed, frightened, or upset.
• in truth: In fact; actually; really
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• for instance: As an example.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• blow up: To suddenly become angry
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• in relation to: Concerning; with reference to; regarding.
• lead to: To result in some action
• have to: Must do
• deal with
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• compelling: To force someone to do something
• fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
• instance: An example of something; case
• associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• rational: Able to think clearly
• resentment: Feeling of anger because of unfair treatment
• guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• strive: To work hard/make effort to achieve something
• humble: Being lower in quality or status
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• practically: Nearly, almost, or in effect
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• radically: Completely or extremely
• theoretically: As regards ideas that could be true
• subtly: In a way that is delicate or slight, but effective
• reassure: To make feel less worried about something
• frustrate: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
• generosity: Giving or sharing things freely with others
• prospective: Likely to happen or be something in the future
• column: Regular series of articles in a newspaper/magazine
• fully: Completely or entirely
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• constructive: Having positive effective results
• tenderness: Pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• timid: Lacking in self-assurance or courage; shy
• readily: In a quick and easy manner
• person: Man, woman or child
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• fuse: Device connected to and making a bomb explode
• behaviour: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• yearn: To strongly desire something or someone
• caregiver: Person giving care or helping others
• wholesome: Good for you; promoting health in a person/thing
• depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
• transformation: A complete change in shape or form of something
• tiptoe: On tiptoe (walking) on your toes so as to be quiet