Vocabulary

• going on: To continue doing something
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• spontaneous: Happening on its own, without anyone helping it
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• bold: Brave; very confident; too confident
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• sharp: Person's name
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• trust: To expect confidently
• official: Real, exact, truely felt
• minimal: The smallest possible; least
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
• exciting: To cause a reaction; make active
• excite: To make something or someone become more active
• mismanagement: Management that is careless or inefficient