Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• by chance: Accidentally; without planning.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
• to perfection: In a flawless or ideal manner; perfectly.
• in light of: Because of; considering
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• face down: To confront or deal with someone or something in a brave or determined way.
• lift up: To raise something to a higher position.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• for the better: Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• miserable: Very unhappy
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
• strength: Condition of being strong
• obstacle: Object that blocks a path or course
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• mundane: Being ordinary and therefore boring
• require: To demand that someone does something
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
• seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• gender: State of being male or female
• orientation: Where you are in a location, e.g. facing east/west
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• pillow: Soft cushion for your head on a bed/while sleeping
• equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• act: To behave in a certain way
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• rack: A frame, stand, hook on which things are hung
• aspire: To have a great ambition or goal
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• quit: To leave a job
• compose: To calm yourself after being angry or upset
• tactical: Doing things to get the result you want; planned