Vocabulary

• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• on account of: Because of.
• account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
• extended period: A long duration of time.
• cast around: To search for something.
• lie in: To stay in bed later than usual in the morning.
• throw away: To fail to take advantage of a good chance
• in essence: Used to summarize the main point.
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• make peace: To end a state of conflict or war by agreeing to peaceful terms.
• all the rage: Being the current popular thing
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• search out: To find someone or something after looking for them carefully.
• turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• delight in: To take great pleasure in something.
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• book on: A book about a particular subject.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• compromise: To weaken your position or views
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• spot: A certain place or area
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
• initially: At first; originally
• conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
• keen: Being eager or excited for something to happen
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• rage: Strong or violent anger
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• essence: Most important part or quality of something
• affection: Feeling of liking someone or something
• peculiar: Not usual or normal; strange
• distinguish: To make something clearly different from others
• compulsive: Having difficulty to stop yourself doing something
• stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
• fatal: Causing death; having very bad consequences
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• ambition: Desire to win or be successful in life, work
• tender: Gentle; with great care or consideration
• complimentary: (Of goods) free; available for no money
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• anonymous: Unknown; with no name revealed
• naive: Unsophisticated; innocent and unknowing
• gender: State of being male or female
• persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
• poignant: Having the effect of making you feel sad/moved
• competent: Fully qualified or capable of doing
• hatred: Very strong feeling of dislike; hate
• desirable: Being wanted; worth try to get
• damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
• broad: General; not detailed
• dormant: Temporarily not active/growing
• hesitation: Indecision or unwillingness to do something
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• tenderness: Pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
• fortunate: Having good luck
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• person: Man, woman or child
• needy: Poor; without much money
• knack: Ability or talent to do something
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• witty: Making a joke in a clever or intelligent way
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• long: Person's name