Vocabulary

• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• clear up: To tidy things away, e.g. dirty dishes after meal
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• for instance: As an example.
• in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• illusion: Idea, image or impression that is not correct
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• instance: An example of something; case
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• interpret: To express so that others understand it
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• impulsive: Acting without really thinking about it; rash
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• utter: To make a particular sound; speak
• scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• astrology: Study of how the stars influence human lives
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• astronomical: Extremely large or high
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• connotation: Idea associated with another one
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• point: An item to be discussed
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• optical: Concerning vision or helping people see
• analytical: Thinking in a detailed and intelligent manner
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• mercury: Silver-white metal that is used in thermometers
• part: Division of a book
• deity: A god or goddess
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• govern: To officially control land and make policies
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• messenger: Someone who delivers things, e.g. by motor bike