Vocabulary

• future self: The person you will become in the future, often used in the context of making decisions that will benefit your future well-being.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• have to: Must do
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• go through with: To complete a promise or plan that is difficult
• through with: Having had enough (of trouble); wanting to stop
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• in one year: Within a period of twelve months.
• time of your life: An experience that is extremely enjoyable and memorable.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• point in time: A specific moment or instance when something occurs or exists.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• blockbuster video: A video rental store that was popular in the 1990s and early 2000s.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• screw up: Spoken to make a big mistake
• no go: A failure; something that does not proceed as planned.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• get here: To arrive at a specific location.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• go forth: To begin or proceed with something, especially after hesitation or delay.
• graduate from: To successfully complete a course of study at a university, college, or school.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• awkward: Lacking smooth movement
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• silly: Careless
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• underestimate: To make too low a guess of something's size, value
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• absurd: So foolish as to be difficult to believe
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• outrageous: Exceeding the usual limits; far too extreme
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• accidentally: Unexpectedly; by mistake
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• point: An item to be discussed
• speech: A formal talk to an audience
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• invent: To create something such as a story or excuse
• abnormal: Not normal, not typical, not usual, not regular
• grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
• anthropology: Study of human origins, development and society
• uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
• glaze: Light coating of liquid that makes surface shiny
• audacity: Bold and daring behavior
• impatient: Not wanting to wait; getting angry over problems
• terrify: To scare or greatly frighten