Vocabulary

• fall back on: To make use of, when you have no other options
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• outside the box: Thinking in a new and creative way.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• at least: As a minimum
• think outside the box: To think creatively and differently from usual ideas.
• fail big: To attempt something ambitious and not succeed, but in doing so, learn valuable lessons.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• embrace it: To accept something enthusiastically.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• hang around: To spend time with someone
• have to: Must do
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• take some time: To allocate or dedicate a period to a specific activity or purpose.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• for the last time: Used to emphasize that something is said or done finally or repeatedly.
• up till: Until a particular time or point.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
• consider: To think carefully about something
• strike: To hit something
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• conduct: Your behavior
• consistency: Quality of behaving or meaning the same
• suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
• strive: To work hard/make effort to achieve something
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• prophecy: Statement that something will happen in the future
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• worthwhile: Worth the money, time or effort of doing something
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• frightening: To make someone afraid or nervous
• cardiac: Concerning the heart
• audition: To try out for a part in a play or film
• counselor: Person offering professional advice to others
• ceremony: Special social or religious event
• act: To behave in a certain way
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
• point: An item to be discussed
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• great: Very good; better than before
• quit: To leave a job
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• business: A company formed for making profit
• discourage: To make a person feel less courageous or hopeful
• bulb: A round electronic device that produces light
• prophesy: To state that something will happen in the future
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• barbershop: Shop where men can get their hair cut, get shaved