Vocabulary

• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• out of wedlock: Born to parents who are not married to each other.
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• in that order: Following the sequence or arrangement previously mentioned or understood.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• go against: To disagree with or challenge someone
• across from: Being on the other side
• such as: For example; like
• school subjects: Specific areas of study taught in schools, such as mathematics, science, literature, etc.
• dropping out: To take no part in a society you disapprove of
• constant struggle: A continuous and persistent effort or fight against difficulties or opposition.
• in hospital: Admitted to a hospital for treatment.
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• consider: To think carefully about something
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• strike: To hit something
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• grief: Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
• keen: Being eager or excited for something to happen
• religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• propaganda: (Use of) message that you want people to accept
• ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• role: Character played by an actor
• dissolve: To cause something to end
• certificate: Official paper accepted as proof of something
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• public: Owned by the government
• humiliate: To cause to lose pride, self-respect, or dignity
• outrage: Very wrong or cruel act which causes great anger
• great: Very good; better than before
• display: (Animals) to indicate readiness for sex
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• cemetery: Place where people are buried after they die
• entrance: A place where you enter a house or other building
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• treaty: An agreement between nations
• official: Real, exact, truely felt
• catholic: One of many Christian belief systems
• severely: Extremely bad or harsh
• ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• cousin: Child of your uncle or aunt
• tragically: In a very sad manner, usually due to a death
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• orchard: Area containing lots of fruit trees
• soldier: Person working in an army to fight
• mistress: Woman in sexual relationship with a married man
• mid: At (or near) the middle point