Vocabulary

• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• at the ready: Fully prepared and available for immediate use.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• duke in: To begin fighting or boxing each other.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• look around: To explore a place; search for something.
• hear out: To listen to the end of what someone is saying
• out of nowhere: Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• lie in: To stay in bed later than usual in the morning.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• feel the need: To have a strong desire or urge to do something.
• hide away: To go to a quiet place where nobody will find you, in order to avoid something.
• check out
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• ingredient: Food item used when making a meal or drink
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• intriguing: Interesting; arousing your curiosity or wonder
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• affection: Feeling of liking someone or something
• jealous: Wishing you were like someone or had their things
• prophecy: Statement that something will happen in the future
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• synonymous: Having the same meaning as another word
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• tale: Story that is not true
• spooky: Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
• cupboard: Piece of furniture used for storage
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• representative: Typical example of a particular category
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• soul: Central or basic part of something
• unpleasant: Causing a bad feeling in people
• provoke: To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
• reminiscent: Suggestive of; tending to remind you of
• surrounding: To be all the way around something
• immortal: Not subject to death; that will never die
• spoiler: Bar mounted on rear of fast car to stop it lifting
• demise: Concerning a death
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• pioneer: Person exploring a new place or field of endeavor
• unveil: To remove something's outer covering
• instrumental: Relating to, composed for, or performed on a musical instrument or instruments (without vocals).
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• legendary: Being a very famous sports player, actor etc.
• physique: The shape and size of a human body
• surrogate: Person appointed in the place of another
• behaviour: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• cloak: Long loose garment worn over clothes, for warmth
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• live: To be alive
• homage: Giving honor or respect to someone for achievement
• reunite: To cause to come together after being apart
• potion: Drink said to have a magic effect
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• tattoo: Permanent ink drawing on a person's skin
• death: When someone dies; the end of life
• punish: To make someone suffer for doing something wrong
• dead: Not alive
• promptly: At a particular or expected time; right on time
• wacky: Quite strange, but in a creative way
• surely: With certainty; definitely
• depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• dark: Of a color that is not light
• saga: Description of events occurring over a long period
• knight: Chess piece in the shape of a horse's head
• potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
• cannibalism: Practice of one human eating another
• afterlife: Life after death
• honorable: Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive
• goblet: Large wine glass with a tall stem