Vocabulary

• down and out: Without money, a job, or a place to live; destitute.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• have to: Must do
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• of late: Recently; lately.
• live through: To experience something difficult or painful and survive it.
• live life: To enjoy life and make the most of every moment.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• to the fullest: To the greatest extent possible; completely and without reservation.
• pass along: To give something to someone.
• dwell on the past: To think or talk about past events repeatedly and negatively.
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
• dumb: Senseless; stupid
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• embarrassed: To cause someone to feel ashamed
• blow: To move something using air
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• attitude: Way you act, think and feel about something
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• dwell: To live in a certain place
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• leave: To go away from; depart
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• determination: Will to achieve a goal despite difficulties
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• entice: To attract someone by appealing to hope or desire
• fortunate: Having good luck
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• lap: (Of water) to move in a gentle repeated motion
• outweigh: To be greater than in value or importance
• sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• person: Man, woman or child
• painful: Causing or feeling physical pain or hurt
• strap: Strip of leather cloth etc. used to attach/support
• elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• retire: To stop using, producing, or servicing something
• recovery: Process of returning to a former (good) state
• handicap: Disadvantage preventing you from making progress
• recover: To return to a prior normal condition
• quadruple: To make or become four times bigger in number
• backpack: Bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
• robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
• tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
• wheelchair: Movable chair mounted on large wheels
• reed: Person's name
• corps: A tactical unit of ground combat forces
• corporal: Concerning or affecting the body
• breather: Short rest after activity