Vocabulary

• get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
• kill me: An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
• at school: Present and attending school.
• work out
• get on with: To have a good relationship with someone
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• own up: To admit that you did something wrong
• face up to: To gather your courage to deal with (a problem)
• knock about: To be treated roughly or roughly handled over time.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• take revenge: To inflict harm in return for an injury or wrong done to oneself or another.
• amounted to: To have reached a total of; to be equal to.
• usher in: To mark the start of something new; to introduce or initiate.
• for the better: Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• secret of: The key or hidden information that explains something.
• cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in relation to: Concerning; with reference to; regarding.
• person: Man, woman or child
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• call: A order or request for action
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
• religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
• believe: To think or accept that something is true
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• dead: Not alive
• envy: Feeling of wanting something that someone else has