Vocabulary

• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• coming of age: The process of reaching adulthood; the transition from childhood to adulthood.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• hang out: To spend time with your friends
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• float away: To drift or move gently away on water or in the air.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• dude: Form of address for a man
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• wardrobe: Stock of clothes belonging to a person
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• leap: To enter or start something eagerly
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• costume: Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• nuance: Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• wild: In a manner which lacks control
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• hip: The upper part of Leg
• quintessential: Being a model example of a specific thing
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• rack: A frame, stand, hook on which things are hung
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• mustache: Hair that grows above the upper lip
• trust: To expect confidently
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• adore: To love very much; to give honor to
• defiant: Refusing to obey (rules, parent); resistant
• hipster: Cool person; one following the latest styles
• portrayal: Actor's representation of a character
• reservoir: A lake storing water for use by the community
• cousin: Child of your uncle or aunt
• makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
• zip: To compress digital documents into one file
• identification: (Card or paper) that proves who a person is
• blouse: Loose women's shirt
• standpoint: Mental position from which things are viewed
• shock: The passage of an electricity through the body
• casino: Establishment that hosts legalized gambling
• bazaar: Market of small shops that sell various items
• teenager: Person between the ages of 13 and 19
• reed: Person's name
• blazer: Type of smart jacket
• isle: Poetic, or in place names island
• brainy: Having unusual and impressive intelligence
• doll: Toy looking like a person used for play
• liner: Material used to cover the inside surface of
• rapture: The state of being filled with delight
• piper: Person that plays a pipe, e.g. a bagpipe