Hello, Universe Vocabulary (Chapter 1 and 2 )

hurdles

(noun) a difficult problem to overcome

kinship

(noun) a special close relationship

chisel

(noun) a tool for shaping or carving materials

Phillippines

(noun) islands in Southeast Asia

coincidence

(noun) two or more things occurring at the same time by chance

confess

(verb) to admit to something that might be hard to say

regret

(verb) to be sorry

mimic

(verb) to imitate

exhibit

(verb) to show; to display, to demonstrate

premonition

a warning in advance, a feeling that something will happen in the future

fate

destiny, a pre-set outcome, something that was "meant to happen"

deprive

to take something away from, deprived means when you DON'T have something you really need

register

verb: to put your name or other information in a list for something

inevitable

unavoidable, something that will definitely happen

assertive

(adjective) acting with confidence and force; sure of one's self

rare

(adjective) not common

deliberate

(adjective) on purpose, intentionally

peculiar

(adjective) strange, odd

punctual

(adjective) to be on time

come out of his shell

(expression) to be no longer shy