Vocabulary

• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• have to: Must do
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• rack up: To accumulate or amass something, typically debts or points.
• stay up: To not go to bed until late
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• on the horizon: About to happen; approaching.
• touch on: To briefly discuss
• give in: To submit work; hand in
• shy away from: To avoid something because of nervousness or a lack of confidence.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• to the power of: Indicating exponentiation in math; repeated multiplication.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
• lose out
• run down: To be in a bad condition
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• check out
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• prioritize: To rank things in importance
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• miserable: Very unhappy
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• ordinary: Normal or usual
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• gratification: Pleasure; happiness; satisfaction
• intention: Aim or purpose
• couple: To join something to something else
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• adaptation: Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
• luxury: Something expensive bought for pleasure
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• intentional: Done with a deliberate plan to do or achieve
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• overly: To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• physician: A medical doctor
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• part: Division of a book
• churn: To turn milk round and round to make butter
• upgrade: To improve something in terms of quality
• lifestyle: The type of life that you have; the way you live
• residency: Training for a junior doctor in hospital
• famously: In a manner or to an extent that is well known
• downgrade: To rate lower; to lower in value or esteem
• bicycle: 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals