Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• going on: To continue doing something
• have to: Must do
• in hiding: Trying to avoid being found or caught.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• head south: To decline, worsen, or go in a negative direction.
• behind closed doors: In private; secretly or confidentially.
• stay home: To remain in one's house or residence.
• go shopping: To go to stores to buy things
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• middle child: A child who has both older and younger siblings.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• at least: As a minimum
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• hang in: To persevere; to not give up.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• even once: At least one time; even a single time.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• do the right thing: To behave in a morally correct or proper way.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• interfere: To get involved in something not your business
• consider: To think carefully about something
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• cholesterol: Substance in the body that may cause heart disease
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• chill: State of being a little cold
• ethic: Set of moral principles; rules of behavior
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• leave: To go away from; depart
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• quarter: 25 cents
• deficiency: Lack of something that is necessary
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• rot: To break down into pieces through dying; decay
• point: An item to be discussed
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• clarify: To make a liquid become clear or pure
• hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
• false: Not real or genuine
• employee: Person who works for someone else for payment
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• basement: Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
• enforce: To force something to be done or accepted
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• workforce: The total number of working people
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• migrant: Person moving to live and work in another place
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• broadcast: To send out signals by radio or television
• bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• part: Division of a book
• payroll: Money needed to pay those working for a company
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• signify: To mean something; be a symbol of something
• southern: Concerning a region in the south
• individually: In a way involving only that person
• disclose: To make once private information public
• coincide: To occur by chance and without planning
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• undocumented: Lacking necessary paperwork (e.g. a passport)