Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• have to: Must do
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• look up to: To respect or admire someone
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• lead to: To result in some action
• regardless of
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
• recap: Brief description of something that had been said
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• consent: To agree or give approval to do something
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
• arguably: Highly likely to be true but not certainly true
• recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• allergic: Of or having a reaction to an allergy
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• criticize: To assess the work of others
• unrealistic: Not seeing or interpreting things as they are
• exaggeration: Act of trying to make things seem more extreme
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• relieve: To make less boring by making some change
• facial: Treatment to improve condition of the skin of face
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• trust: To expect confidently
• lagoon: Small lake surrounded by rocks; channel of water
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
• actively: Doing things to achieve a specific goal
• charming: Being very likable; attractive
• vegetarian: Being made from vegetables and not having any meat
• bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
• mermaid: Creature with top half a woman, bottom half a fish
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• royal: Excellent or grand; suitable for a king or queen
• consensual: (E.g. of sex) being agreed to by those concerned
• lunatic: Old use, offensive a crazy person
• forgive: To stop blaming someone for guilt, mistake
• aurora: Solar wind electrical activity in the night sky
• forget: To not remember something
• care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
• princess: Daughter of a king and queen
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• mute: Not willing or being unable to speak
• bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
• highness: Title to someone royal such as a king or queen
• jasmine: Plant producing flowers and a sweet smell
• belle: Young woman noted for being pretty and graceful