Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• get along: To have a friendly relationship with someone; like
• after the fact: Happening or known later than the actual event.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• go to town: To do something enthusiastically and thoroughly.
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• break from: To separate oneself from an association or way of life, typically due to disagreement or disillusionment.
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• get a grip: To control your emotions and behave more calmly.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• regardless of
• turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• traumatic: Causing upsetting emotional effects over time
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• advocate: A lawyer who protects a clients interests
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• chunk: A large bit of something; thick lump
• solitude: State of preferring to be alone
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• retention: Act of holding something inside the body
• suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• grasp: Person's control over something
• norm: Standard or regular way of doing something
• novelty: Items that are unusual, interesting, or unique
• wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• authenticity: Quality of being genuine, not a fake or copy
• fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
• agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
• responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
• slice: Way of hitting the ball so the ball curves
• satisfaction: Happy feeling because of something that you did
• ironic: Funny because it is the opposite of the truth
• drown: To kill something by putting it under water
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• cater: To cook or serve at an event for a fee
• staff: Employees of a company
• extension: Addition to something, e.g. a house
• salute: Raising your hand to your head to show respect
• own: To have something as your property
• fortress: Military buildings providing protection
• person: Man, woman or child
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• disappointment: Feeling or state of not being satisfied
• appease: To give in to someone's demands to avoid conflict
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• lonely: Sad because apart from other people
• breakup: End of a relationship often due to troubles
• overtime: Extra time in a sports game
• amputation: Cutting off of one or more limbs (by a doctor)
• info: Shortened form of the word 'information'
• cheesecake: A cake made with cream cheese