Vocabulary

• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• next to: Being located along side another
• make up: To invent or create a story
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• soak up: To absorb; to become filled with (something)
• break from: To separate oneself from an association or way of life, typically due to disagreement or disillusionment.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
• distraction: Something drawing your attention away from
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• urge: A strong desire for something
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• nostalgia: Sad, but positive feeling about memories/the past
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• sneak: To move around in a way so no one will see you
• stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• intention: Aim or purpose
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• mentally: With or in the mind and thoughts
• span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
• soak: To make something completely wet
• entertainment: Act or process of providing service for someone
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
• boredom: Feeling of being uninterested or unexcited
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• notification: Act of giving formal or official information
• fill: To make something full
• daily: Happening every day
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
• fog: Cloudy air that makes seeing things difficult
• peaceful: In a calm and quiet state
• online: Connected to the internet
• flashlight: Lights used in the dark, powered by batteries
• hometown: Town (or city) where you grew up or where you live
• midwest: North central region of the United States