Vocabulary

• go back to: To return to a starting point
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• beacon light: A light used for guidance or warning, especially at sea or in aviation.
• in the midst of: Surrounded by; in the middle of.
• in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
• fall heir: To inherit something, typically property or a title.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• blow off steam: To release anger or frustration in a harmless way.
• in the process of: During the course of; while something is happening or being done.
• walk alone: To walk without company; to walk by oneself.
• turn back: To stop and move backward on some issue
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• live out: To experience something, especially something that you have planned or hoped for.
• rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
• sit down: To take a seat
• hew out: To carve or shape something by cutting away material.
• stand up for: To support someone or an idea, e.g. human rights
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• go to jail: To be sent to prison as a punishment for committing a crime.
• speed up: To move more quickly
• fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• dignity: Person of high rank deserving respect
• despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
• tranquility: Absence of stress, noise or movement; serenity
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• destiny: Someone's future; the power that governs this
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• creative: Having the ability to make something new
• brutality: Extremely mean or violent act or treatment
• marvelous: Extraordinarily good or great
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• mighty: Having great strength or great size
• oppression: Treatment of people to limit their freedom
• declaration: Stating the cost of things purchased overseas
• exile: State of being forced to leave your country
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• refuse: To not accept, allow, or give something
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• satisfied: To make someone happy because they got their wish
• momentous: Very important or serious
• injustice: Unjust act; the practice of being unjust or unfair
• liberty: Doing as one wants without asking
• land: Region or country
• valley: Area between mountains with river running through
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• great: Very good; better than before
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• degenerate: To become something worse or inferior; deteriorate
• urgency: Quality of requiring action
• revolt: Protest against authority; fight to take control
• racial: Of or relating to race
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• cripple: To hurt and make useless
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• desolate: To destroy a place
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• vote: To make a choice for or against, as in an election
• beacon: Something providing guidance or hope to people
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• cap: Covering for the end or top of something
• captivity: State of being held against your will (in prison)
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• decree: Official order issued by an authority
• bankrupt: Unable to pay debts
• engulf: To completely surround and enclose
• segregation: Forced separation of people by race, color etc.
• long: Person's name
• history: Established pattern or record
• insufficient: Not sufficient; not enough
• discontent: Feeling of dissatisfaction; a lack of contentment
• brotherhood: Group sharing similar views and support each other
• thee: An old-fashioned word for you
• rightful: Being correct with respect to facts or truth
• exalt: To praise someone