Vocabulary

• fall back on: To make use of, when you have no other options
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• got to: To arrive at some place
• outside the box: Thinking in a new and creative way.
• have to: Must do
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• at least: As a minimum
• think outside the box: To think creatively and differently from usual ideas.
• fail big: To attempt something ambitious and not succeed, but in doing so, learn valuable lessons.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• embrace it: To accept something enthusiastically.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• hang around: To spend time with someone
• tip of the iceberg: A small visible part of a much larger problem.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• take some time: To allocate or dedicate a period to a specific activity or purpose.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• up till: Until a particular time or point.
• inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
• poverty: State of being poor
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• strike: To hit something
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• conduct: Your behavior
• consistency: Quality of behaving or meaning the same
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• prophecy: Statement that something will happen in the future
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• spiritual: Of religious belief; believing in things of soul
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• worthwhile: Worth the money, time or effort of doing something
• talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• strengthen: To make something stronger
• cardiac: Concerning the heart
• audition: To try out for a part in a play or film
• grave: Hole in the ground in which you place a dead body
• ceremony: Special social or religious event
• act: To behave in a certain way
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• point: An item to be discussed
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• quit: To leave a job
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• business: A company formed for making profit
• mount: To attach something to something else
• discourage: To make a person feel less courageous or hopeful
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• bulb: A round electronic device that produces light
• iceberg: Very large mass of floating ice in the sea
• disappoint: To not meet the expectations of others or yourself
• kindness: Quality of being warmhearted and helpful
• journalism: Profession of writing or reporting news
• ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
• kicker: Player who kicks the football
• prophesy: To state that something will happen in the future
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• haircut: Act of cutting the hair; way the hair is cut
• barbershop: Shop where men can get their hair cut, get shaved