Vocabulary

• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• going on: To continue doing something
• heart to heart: An honest and sincere conversation about feelings or personal topics.
• sit back: To relax and take it easy.
• turn on
• on hand: Present and available; in attendance.
• turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• above water: Not in debt or trouble; surviving or managing successfully.
• keep your head above water: To manage to survive or cope, especially financially or emotionally.
• head above water: Just managing to survive financially.
• break from: To separate oneself from an association or way of life, typically due to disagreement or disillusionment.
• take for example: To use as an instance or illustration.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• on the contrary: In contrast; from the opposite standpoint
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• out of nowhere: Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• mindset: Way someone things about something
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• destination: The place you are traveling to
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• obstacle: Object that blocks a path or course
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• reluctant: Experiencing or expressing unwillingness to do
• butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
• trivial: Small; unimportant; worthless
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• initial: First letter of your given name
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• brutal: Extremely violent or mean
• suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
• chill: State of being a little cold
• strive: To work hard/make effort to achieve something
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• vivid: Having very clear details and seeming to be real
• contrary: (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• ironically: Contrary to plan or expectation
• dwell: To live in a certain place
• pivotal: Having a lot of importance
• friction: Disagreement between two or more people
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• point: An item to be discussed
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• land: Region or country
• significance: The potential for something to have a big effect
• hardship: When life is not easy, e.g. through being poor
• whine: To complain in an annoying crying voice
• preach: To write or speak about so as to persuade people
• haircut: Act of cutting the hair; way the hair is cut
• chit: Old use girl who is disrespectful to her elders