Vocabulary

• on edge: Anxious, nervous, or irritable.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• in some places: In certain locations or areas, but not all.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• educational attainment: The highest level of education that someone has completed.
• lead to: To result in some action
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in essence: Used to summarize the main point.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• mental: Concerning the mind
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• chaotic: Utterly confused
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• inherently: As an essential part of
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• conduct: Your behavior
• accessible: Able to be entered, reached or used
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• essence: Most important part or quality of something
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
• curb: Anything that restrains or controls
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• boredom: Feeling of being uninterested or unexcited
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• randomly: With no pattern or clear purpose; by chance
• attorney: Person giving legal advice; a lawyer
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• offend: To break a rule or do something wrong
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• curfew: Order requiring people to be at home at night
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• testify: To tell what you know (in court)
• socialize: To spend time with people; go out and make friends
• journalism: Profession of writing or reporting news
• takeover: Change of ownership of a corporation
• lily: Type of plant with big, leafy flowers