Mentality: mind to conceal: to hide to converse

astonishing: amazing, to be beyond belief

horrible: awful, terrible

to lose delight in: not to enjoy anymore

still: motionless, unmoving

queer: surprising, funny, unexpected

to wander: to walk

to take sth lightly: to consider sth to be unimportant

grownup: adult

to make a fuss: to be anxious, to get worried

irritating: frustrating, annoying

to be mystified: to be puzzled, to be confused

clutch: grasp, hold

to avoid: to stay away from

unintentional: accidental, unplanned

to remain: to remain

to govern: to rule

be awaited: be accepted / be looked for

propensity: tendency

promptness: speed, pace

forthcoming: about to come out

deep-seated: innate, deep-rooted, subconscious

offender: person who does wrong

by and large: on the whole, taking everything into consideration

inferior: poorer

premises: places, buildings

appalling: awful, terrible, disgusting

conservation: protection, saving, preservation

to strive: to struggle, to do one's best

ironically: funnily enough, sarcastically

rabid: narrow-minded, fanatical, extreme

opponents: enemy, challenger, rival

equanimity: calmness, self-control

proliferation: production, increase

obliterate: wiping out, destroying

ill-treated: badly treated, harmed, neglected

rolling vistas: progressing/ continuing view

trade: buying and selling of goods; deal

to seek: to look for, to try to find

species: class, type

absurdity: illogicality, silliness

extinction: death, loss

to whale: to hunt whales

to pursue: to hunt

accountant: secretarial

varied: diverse, different

to slaughter: to kill

to scatter: to spread

wretched: shameful, worthless

vastness: bigness, hugeness, immensity

commercial: profitable, saleable, moneymaking

anemic: suffering from anemia (lack of enough blood)

weird: strange, odd

hastily: quickly, hurriedly

to scrunch: to crush, to crunch

to hiss: to make the sound /s/

indignant: angry

to intersperse: to scatter, to spread

hurricane: storm

dim: not bright

to arm: to give arms (weapons) to

tier: row, shelf

to glance: to take a quick look at

mentally defective: mentally subnormal

anaconda: large snake of tropical South America

glowworm: a type of insect, the female of which produces a greenish light

charm: attraction

to proposition: to make an immoral proposal

to mutter: to speak in a low voice

to bump into: to meet by chance, to run into

further: extra, additional

uneasily: nervously, restlessly

rush hour: hurry hour (one of the periods of the day when crowds of people move to and from work)

succession: series

to turn to: to resort to, to fall back on

to hit on: to think of

peak: hit the highest point, climax

to fall off: to decrease

fiction: invented story, imaginary tale

to withhold: to keep back

to come into fashion: to become popular

to anticipate: to predict

unmanly: womanly, feminine, effeminate

occupation: profession, job

to fall through: to become unsuccessful, to fail

household: family, domestic

to be ashamed of: feeling guilty; embarrassed

to fall back on: to turn to

as a last resort: as a last means

to tickle: to touch lightly, at sensitive parts of the body, often to cause laughter

to stump: to leave at a loss, to puzzle, to baffle

to call on: to visit

response: answer

ticklish: needing delicate care or attention

to initiate: to start

to comment: to give opinions briefly

identical: the same, equal

juvenile delinquency: the young's criminal behaviour

monster: giant

brutal: evil, cruel, wicked

to bring about: to cause

to shun: to avoid

reference: mention, suggestion

theme: topic, subject

inhibition: embarrassment, shyness

violence: hostility, aggression

villain: bad character

to twirl: to turn round, to circle

cleaver: ax, chopper

incidents: events, happenings

to manifest: to show

anticipation: expectation, hope

to purchase: to buy

world shaking: very important

merely: only

sanity: wisdom, understanding

prospect: expectation, hope

absentmindedness: forgetfulness

trivial: unimportant, minor, small

to stare: to watch, to look intently

to giggle: to laughing in silly way

to clutch: to hang on to, hold, seize

affliction: suffering, difficulty, problem

to nod: to bow the head slightly to show agreement

constant: going on all the time, permanent

overpowering: intense, uncontrollable

distinct: different

overwhelming: irresistible, great

beat: rhythm

to pick up: to go with, to accompany

to pound: to beat, to hit, to strike

room: place

the surge of: the flow of

dominant: mast important or influential

vocational: occupational, employment, job

code: rules

to last: to endure

exception: omission, leaving out

ongoing: continuing

maturity: development, age

fixed: permanent, unchanging

moral: ethical

to reproduce: to have children

solid: lasting, endurable, fixed

to dazzle: to amaze, to astonish

to tend : to be apt to, to have a tendency

outdoor: open-air

to embroider: to sew, to decorate

to knit: to weave, to join, to unite

to whittle: to cut, to shape

to consume: to drink

spirits: strong alcoholic drink

boredom: monotony, dullness

to relate to: to form a relationship, to interact

urgency: importance, necessity

to achieve: to accomplish

recycled: second hand, used

salvaged: saved, recovered

to involve: to concern

process: methods, practice

to soften: to make softer

to sweeten: to make sweeter

to differ: to be different

to break down: to stop working

marvelous: wonderful

well: considerably, extremely

in vain: uselessly, hopelessly

lift: ride in a car

but: except, other than

miserable: unhappy, depressed

exhausted: tired

to make matters worse: in addition, to top it all off

adolescent: teenager, young person

estimated: probable, likely, expected

to excess: to an extreme degree

casual: informal

to engage in: to take part in

deviant: abnormal, unusual, out of ordinary

to esteem: to value, to appreciate

to note: to notice, to comment on

constant: continuous

mysterious: strange, puzzling

to place: to put

to predict: to guess

to suggest: to imply

to keep time: to know time

slight: unimportant, trivial

jolt: bump, shake

to float: to drift on water

to strike: to hit

to annoy: to upset, to irritate

to wire: to telegraph

impatiently: intolerantly

explicit: open, clear

wireless: radio

to be awakened: to wake up/ get up

iceberg: ice moving in the sea

to flood: to cover with water, to inundate

insignificant: not important, irrelevant, minor

to flood: to cover with water, to inundate

insignificant: not important, irrelevant, minor

creature: being, living thing

to elapse: to pass

vertebrate: having a backbone

to recognize: to know

to occur: to happen

crust: outer layer, top coating

upheaval: disturbance, disorder

to nourish: to feed

in the aftermath: as a result

shelled: having a hard outer covering

to result in: to cause

to crawl: to creep

descendant: offspring, children, young

the ebb and flow: the receding and surging (of the tide)

to dissolve: to melt

to affect: to influence

to estimate: to guess

carving: statue, monument

to damage: to harm

to erode: to wear

wear: erosion, friction

statue: figure in wood, stone, bronze, etc

attempts: effort, endeavor

cage: barred enclosure

celestial: relating to space/sky

rotation: regular change

minute: little, small, tiny

invisibly: unnoticeable

to influence: to have an effect on

beam: ray

to bombard: to attack

clue : hint, evidence

release: freeing, letting go

compass: device showing the north

navigational: related to the act of determining the course /route

intolerant: impatient