Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• lie in: To stay in bed later than usual in the morning.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of the century: The most notable or important in a hundred-year period.
• of all time: The best or most significant in history.
• or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
• regular job: A full-time, permanent employment position.
• without regard to: Paying no attention or consideration to; irrespective of.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• going on: To continue doing something
• crush on: To have a brief but intense infatuation with someone.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• with time: As time passes; eventually.
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
• get excited: To become enthusiastic or eager.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• light on: To illuminate something.
• bring out: To formally introduce a girl/ woman to society
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• interest of: For the benefit or advantage of someone or something.
• assembled for: Gathered together for a specific purpose or reason.
• appreciate: To rise in value (of property or belongings)
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• trivial: Small; unimportant; worthless
• dull: Not exciting or interesting; boring; lifeless
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• sympathy: Feeling for other people when they are in trouble
• disguise: Change in appearance so you will not be noticed
• possess: To enter a person's mind or body as a spirit
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• mediocre: Average; not outstanding; not very good
• quest: Long and challenging journey to find something
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• boredom: Feeling of being uninterested or unexcited
• pivotal: Having a lot of importance
• devote: To dedicate
• endemic: Natural to or typical of a specific place/people
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• century: Period of 100 years
• narrator: Person or character who tells a story
• generosity: Giving or sharing things freely with others
• wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
• habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
• fully: Completely or entirely
• definitive: Clear and leaving no further question
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• scatter: To throw or move into various different directions
• loneliness: State of feeling sad because you are alone
• adulthood: Time of life when a person is fully grown
• descend: To go down; to move from a higher to a lower place
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• familiarity: Manner of talking or behaving
• dispel: To make fear, an idea etc. go away
• fuse: Device connected to and making a bomb explode
• thesis: Long paper presenting original research and ideas
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• veil: Covering of fine net to protect or hide the face
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• whale: To strike forcefully, e.g. as a punishment
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• rudimentary: Being or involving basic facts or principles
• fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
• frail: (E.g. of old person) weak in health, body
• promptly: At a particular or expected time; right on time
• reassurance: Feeling of reduced worry about something
• involuntary: Without a person specifically wanting or trying to
• evocative: Bringing to mind thoughts, feelings, or memories
• horny: Feeling great sexual desire
• cholera: Fatal disease from drinking dirty water
• tusk: Long curved pointed tooth, e.g. like an elephant
• urchin: Small sea animal with stiff parts like needles
• shroud: To hide, as with secrecy; make it difficult to see
• seaside: Resort area next to the sea shore
• bourgeois: Of or typical of the middle class; stuffy; pompous
• housekeeper: Person employed to maintain a home for another