Chapter 2

grip

an act of holding sb/sth tightly. control or power over sb/sth. an understanding of sth.

fierce

angry and aggressive in a way that is frightening. showing strong feeling or a lot of activity, often in a way that is violent.

voluntarily

willing; without being forced. without payment; free.

accomplish

to succeed in doing or completing sth.

worthwhile

important, enjoyable, interesting, etc; worth spending time, money or effort on.

ache

to feel a continuous dull pain. to have a strong desire for sb/sth or to do sth.

overcome

to succeed in dealing with or controlling a problem that has been preventing you from achieving sth. to defeat sb.

distract

to take sb's attention away from what they are trying to do.

intellectual

connected with or using a person's​ability to think in a logical way and understand things. well educated and enjoying activities in which you have to think seriously about sth.

confront

to deal with a problem or different situation.

strive

to try very hard to achieve sth.

peer

a person who is the same age or who has the same social status.

trivial

not important or serious; not worth considering.

hypothesis

an idea or explanation of sth that is based on a few known facts but that has not yet been proved to be true or correct. guesses and ideas that are not based on certain knowledge.