Vocabulary

• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in the clouds: Lost in thought; daydreaming or distracted.
• on the horizon: About to happen; approaching.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• rush off: To hurry away
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• head in the clouds: Being distracted by daydreams or unrealistic ideas.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• under a cloud: Under suspicion or distrust; discredited.
• in store: About to happen in the future
• doom and gloom: A feeling of pessimism or despair; a focus on negative aspects.
• drift along: To move passively without a specific direction or purpose; to live without making plans or effort.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• bad press: Negative publicity or media coverage.
• stand up for: To support someone or an idea, e.g. human rights
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• speed up: To move more quickly
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• in the region of: Approximately around a certain amount or number.
• pass over: To cross or bypass
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• black and white
• spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• contend with: To struggle or deal with something difficult.
• have to: Must do
• got to: To arrive at some place
• live life: To enjoy life and make the most of every moment.
• live: To be alive
• thinking: To have an idea, opinion or belief about something
• ice: Frozen gas or liquid, esp. water
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• beautiful: Having dome something well
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• bad: Not good; wrong
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• computer: Machine for storing data, accessing the internet
• slow: Lacking activity, busyness or excitement
• pay: To give money for goods or work done
• cloud: To confuse the mind/judgment of a person
• sky: The place where we see clouds above us
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
• surprised: Feeling a shock when something unexpected happens
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• mountain: Very high piece of land, higher than a hill
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• busy: Working hard doing something; full of activity
• pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• earn: To deserve something because you worked for it
• rap: To hit sharply or repeatedly with something
• atmosphere: Air around us
• beauty: Something attractive that produces great pleasure
• remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• poetic: Imaginative, descriptive and often emotional
• headline: To be the main performer at a show
• bombing: To attack with explosives
• everyday: Used or seen daily; for daily use; ordinary
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• gaze: Direction you are looking
• stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
• differ: To be different; to be not like others
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• pointless: Being without a purpose or meaning
• horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
• daydream: To wonder or imagine fantasies happening
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• gracefully: In a graceful manner
• moan: To complain about something
• hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
• idle: (Of engine) to be running but not moving the car
• nostalgic: Feeling sad, but positive about memories/the past
• inhabit: To live in a certain area or place
• embodiment: The perfect example of a concept; personification
• mortality: Quality or state of being capable of dying
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• formation: Process of creating; making a particular shape
• patron: Person buying products or services of a business
• antidote: A drug, which limits the effects of a poison
• commonplace: Being average or ordinary
• puffy: (Of hair/skin) seeming to be inflated/puffed up
• snappy: Speaking or reacting irritably, with little reason
• psychoanalysis: Analysis of the mind or mental state
• anvil: Heavy iron block on which metal is shaped
• playwright: Person who writes plays
• topless: Wearing no hat or no shirt
• existential: Philosophy concerning existence
• jellyfish: Soft-bodied sea animal, as with stinging tentacles
• angst: Often worried or unhappy, especially about personal problems
• contend: To struggle or compete for
• eternally: In a never-ending way