Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• work out
• lash out: To suddenly attempt to hit someone or something.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• walk away from: To leave a situation or relationship, especially when it is difficult or unpleasant.
• in disguise: Having altered one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
• in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
• once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• mooch off: To live at another's expense without paying or contributing.
• next to: Being located along side another
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• sweet talk: Flattering or persuasive talk; cajolery.
• watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
• play the victim: To act as if one is a victim in order to gain sympathy or avoid responsibility.
• dish out: To give or say things to people without thinking about them carefully
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• check out
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• manipulate: To try to control others to gain an advantage
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
• dementia: Illness characterized by loss of memory
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• strive: To work hard/make effort to achieve something
• tolerate: To be able to adjust to changes of various kinds
• disguise: Change in appearance so you will not be noticed
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
• tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• sneaky: Deceptive and underhand
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• verbal: Concerning verbs
• envious: Wishing you had what someone else has
• beneficial: Giving an advantage, having a helpful effect
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• jealousy: Unhappy feeling of wanting what someone else has
• verbally: Through speech; using words
• cynicism: Belief that bad motivates things/people are bad
• lash: Small hairs that grow above and below your eyes
• hypocritical: Behaving in a way that you criticize in others