Vocabulary

• lean on: To depend on someone for support or help.
• think through: To consider carefully so all points are covered
• try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
• bear on: To have an influence or effect on something.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• like no other: Unique; unparalleled; distinctly different from all others.
• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• at least: As a minimum
• in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
• at speed: Moving quickly.
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• look down on: To show you think others are not as good as you
• for too long: For an excessively extended period.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• by definition: Inherently; as an essential quality or characteristic.
• to that end: In order to achieve that aim or purpose.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
• instinct: Natural way of thinking; intuition
• procrastinate: To delay doing something that you ought to do
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• compromise: To weaken your position or views
• slightly: Only a little
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• distinct: Clearly different in nature from something else
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
• rational: Able to think clearly
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• insight: Power to understand people and things very well
• dilemma: Position in which you must make difficult choices
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• rebel: Person who fights against established government
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
• authenticity: Quality of being genuine, not a fake or copy
• haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• illustrate: To supply pictures to go along with words
• invariably: Each time without change; always
• deception: Use of trickery to make someone believe an untruth
• courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
• unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
• pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• merchandise: Goods for sale
• unconsciously: Without thinking; not deliberately
• eternity: A very long time; forever
• stubborn: Unwilling to give way or obey
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• overly: To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
• backdrop: Contextual meaning or background
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• glamour: Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex appeal)
• succession: Act of officially taking over someone's position
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• vigorously: With a lot of energy or strength
• cloak: Long loose garment worn over clothes, for warmth
• juggle: To entertain by throwing and catching balls, etc.
• oblivion: State of being unconscious/unaware/being forgotten
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• forget: To not remember something
• quietly: In a quiet manner; making little sound or fuss
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• follow: To come after someone; be guided by someone
• daunt: To make someone feel less courageous or confident
• tolerable: Able to be endured or suffered; acceptable
• inflection: Change in a person's voice when talking