Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• pull yourself together: To calm down and regain control of your emotions
• one of those things: An unfortunate but unavoidable event.
• in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
• get at: To criticize someone, often personally
• keep away from: To avoid someone or something; to maintain a distance.
• go on: To continue doing something
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• glad: Happy or pleased about something/to do something
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• introduction: A first experience with something
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• famous: Excellent
• shout: To speak very loudly to get attention
• come: To arrive at a place
• shy: Afraid of meeting people; lacking self-confidence
• kid: Child or young person
• weirdly: In an odd or strange way
• potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
• checkout: Counter in a supermarket where you pay for goods
• fan: To blow air upon a fire to make it stronger