Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• across from: Being on the other side
• turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• step down: To reduce the amount of something
• in isolation: Separately from other people or things; alone.
• burst into: To enter a place suddenly and forcefully.
• walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
• behind the counter: Located in the area where goods are sold or served.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• for certain: Definitely; without a doubt.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• rate as: To consider someone or something to be of a particular quality or standard.
• interact with
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• eat in: To have a meal at home instead of going out.
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• have to: Must do
• meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
• once a month: Happening or appearing one time in each month.
• such as: For example; like
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• black and white
• work up to: To gradually increase effort or level until reaching a goal.
• sit back: To relax and take it easy.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• on end: Continuously; without stopping.
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• high and low: Searching everywhere thoroughly.
• drift off: To gradually fall asleep.
• mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• hand on: To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
• look back: To think about past events
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• mental: Concerning the mind
• privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• extreme: Very great in degree
• solitary: Done alone; spending a lot of time alone
• concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• interaction: Process of people or things affecting each other
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• mentally: With or in the mind and thoughts
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• isolation: Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
• orientation: Where you are in a location, e.g. facing east/west
• request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• escort: Person going with you for protection/help/company
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• procedure: A medical operation
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• armor: Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
• rubber: Material used to make tires, etc.
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• cavity: Hole or empty space, especially in a tooth
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
• cage: Box made of wire or metal bars, e.g. for a bird
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• unit: One apartment in a building
• slit: To make a narrow cut
• circular: Shaped like a circle or part of a circle
• complaint: Saying something is wrong and should be changed
• depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable