Vocabulary

• by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
• have to: Must do
• at the best of times: Even in the most favorable periods or conditions.
• of a kind: Unique; not like anything else
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• close up: A photograph or film shot taken of a subject at close range.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
• in accordance with: In agreement with; following
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• on the basis of: Because of; using as a reason or justification.
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• abstract: Passage of text from an article or book
• convey: To carry or transport something
• insight: Power to understand people and things very well
• rage: Strong or violent anger
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• strive: To work hard/make effort to achieve something
• humble: Being lower in quality or status
• therapeutic: Intended to make things (e.g. illness) better
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• tolerate: To be able to adjust to changes of various kinds
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• furious: Extremely angry
• address: Exact street location of a place
• mature: Behaving like an adult
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• visceral: From deep within you; caused by strong instincts
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• neurotic: Worrying in an unhealthy, unreasonable way
• timid: Lacking in self-assurance or courage; shy
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• dictionary: Book with the spellings and meanings of many words
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• desolate: To destroy a place
• accordance: Agreement (with a statement, plan etc.)
• abbreviate: To shorten a word or phrase by leaving out letters
• relive: To remember a past time or event