Vocabulary

• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• in a box: Contained or confined inside a box or small space.
• plan on: To intend to do something; to expect to do something.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• go away: To go on vacation
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• soak up: To absorb; to become filled with (something)
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• think out: To consider carefully so all points are covered
• for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
• dying to: Extremely eager or anxious to do or have something.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• side project: A project undertaken in addition to one's primary job or responsibility.
• beyond the grave: After someone has died or after death.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• go on: To continue doing something
• have to: Must do
• of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
• feel the need: To have a strong desire or urge to do something.
• pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• spot: A certain place or area
• kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• nostalgia: Sad, but positive feeling about memories/the past
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
• soak: To make something completely wet
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• leave: To go away from; depart
• dialect: Way of speaking used by a group or in a region
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• debut: First performance, appearance, e.g. of opera star
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• gig: Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• lawsuit: A proceeding in law courts to get a legal decision
• acoustic: Connected with sound or hearing
• pony: Small young horse