Vocabulary

• for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
• have to: Must do
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• on behalf of: As the representative of someone
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
• in writing: Expressed or presented in written form, rather than spoken.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• step to: To approach someone or something, often with a specific purpose.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• bear with me: Be patient with me.
• in retrospect: Thinking back on what happened
• might well: Used to indicate a good possibility or likelihood.
• stand here: To remain in or move to this specific location.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• anything other than: Except for; not including
• rock bottom: The lowest possible level or point.
• by default: Automatically, unless the user specifies otherwise.
• for all that: Despite that; even though.
• broader sense: A more general or inclusive meaning or interpretation.
• without trace: Completely disappeared leaving no sign or evidence.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• such as: For example; like
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• act on: To have an effect on something.
• except that: But; with the exception that.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
• bear on: To have an influence or effect on something.
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• in times: During periods or moments of.
• turn in: To produce or achieve a good performance
• in retreat: Moving back or withdrawing from a position.
• privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• poverty: State of being poor
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• address: Exact street location of a place
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
• tale: Story that is not true
• poke: To give a push, thrust, or jab
• exceptionally: In an extremely and unusually good way
• commencement: Time at which something begins
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• act: To behave in a certain way
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• empathize: To imagine or understand how others feel
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• corridor: Passageway between rooms in a buildings
• subsequently: After something else has happened; as a result
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• great: Very good; better than before
• behalf: As a representative of someone or a group.
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• squint: To look through narrowed eyes
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• wizard: Man with magical powers
• hastily: Done without much thought; it is done carelessly
• amusing: To make someone laugh by entertaining them
• amnesty: Freedom given to someone who could be punished
• acquaint: To make someone or yourself familiar with something
• tremble: To shake a little, as due to an earthquake
• typewriter: Machine you tap keys on to print letters on paper
• gay: Happy and bright
• heartache: Intense sorrow caused by loss, e.g. of a loved one
• anvil: Heavy iron block on which metal is shaped
• baroness: Woman of rank in British and European nobility