Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• at the hands of: By the agency or through the actions of.
• leave school: To finish your education at a school, college, or university.
• cross over: To go from one side of something to the other.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• such as: For example; like
• pitch in: To help or join together to accomplish something
• at war: Engaged in a war; fighting
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• leave: To go away from; depart
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• refugee: Person forced to leave their home e.g. due to war
• dignity: Person of high rank deserving respect
• family: Close group of people or organizations
• school: Large group of fish that swim together
• desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
• child: A very young person, between about 2 and 15
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• deprive: To deny someone access to or take away something