strive：　to make great efforts, to struggle　subsequent following

　　succumb：　yield, die

　　taciturn：　unspoken, silent

　　tantalize：　raise hopes that cannot be realized

　　tentative：　uncertain, probable

　　torpid：　dull and slow

　　treacherous not to be trusted, perfidious

　　tremor：　thrill

　　tyro：　a beginner

　　uproar：　noise and excitement

　　vanity：　a foolish pride　vehemence forcefulness; intensity; conviction

　　vigilance：　watchfulness

　　vindicate：　prove the truth

　　voluptuous arousing sensual pleasures

　　wan：　looking ill, not bright　wile：a trick

　　wrinkle：　make small lines (eg forehead)