Vocabulary

• wake up: To stop sleeping
• have to: Must do
• work out
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• got to: To arrive at some place
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• in the hospital: Located inside a hospital receiving medical care.
• knock on: To strike a door or window to attract attention.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• came apart: To break into separate pieces
• drop out: To take no part in a society you disapprove of
• sleep over: To stay at someone's house for the night.
• put it together: To assemble or construct something from separate parts.
• at school: Present and attending school.
• deal with
• stay up: To not go to bed until late
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• on the door: Situated on the surface or part of a door.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• take away from: To reduce the positive effect or value of something.
• in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
• pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• interact: To talk or do things with each other
• interpret: To express so that others understand it
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• quirky: Odd or unusual; strange
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• survival: Act of continuing to exist when facing difficulty
• problematic: Being difficult to deal with or fix
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
• intuitively: In a manner based on feelings rather than facts
• addict: Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
• semester: Half or a third of a school or college year
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• great: Very good; better than before
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• absent: Not present at a usual or expected place
• knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
• homeless: Having no home; living on the streets
• culmination: The point at which an event or series of events ends, having developed until it reaches this point
• memoir: Written collection of memories someone has
• gee: Give a command to a horse to turn to right
• homelessness: Having no home; living on the streets