Vocabulary

• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• furious with: Extremely angry about something or someone.
• do up: To dress (yourself) in a special
• on to: Toward something; forward
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• phone in: Call someone by phone, often to report or notify remotely.
• face up to: To gather your courage to deal with (a problem)
• in good time: By the required time; with time to spare
• in private: Not in public; in a place where other people cannot see or hear you
• public life: The aspect of a person's life that concerns their involvement in public affairs, especially as a politician or other figure known to the general public.
• share in: To participate in something; to have a part or interest in something.
• in secret: Done or kept in a way that is not known or seen by others.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• accommodate: To adapt or handle a situation, task
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• dignity: Person of high rank deserving respect
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
• rage: Strong or violent anger
• strive: To work hard/make effort to achieve something
• absurd: So foolish as to be difficult to believe
• furious: Extremely angry
• fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
• recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• factor: Something that influences a result
• widespread: Happening or existing in many places
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• ashamed: Feeling of shame or guilt
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• option: A choice
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• click: To work well with someone or something
• soak: To make something completely wet
• competent: Fully qualified or capable of doing
• supposedly: As some people believe (shows you doubt it)
• exhibit: Object put on public display, e.g. in a gallery
• grim: Being very serious or determined
• spill: Accident when someone falls
• humiliation: Loss of self-respect or status
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• clumsy: Moving or doing things awkwardly
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• mock: To laugh at someone or something in an unkind way
• delight: Strong feeling of great pleasure
• relieve: To make less boring by making some change
• public: Owned by the government
• competence: Ability to do in a fully satisfactory way
• great: Very good; better than before
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• person: Man, woman or child
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• fury: Rage; violent anger
• discomfort: To cause to feel uncomfortable or not at ease
• agitation: Mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
• carton: Cardboard, plastic container for food, drink etc.
• pulp: Soft, succulent part of a fruit
• underwear: Clothes worn next to skin/under outer clothes
• prickly: Causing or having a sharp needle-like feeling