Vocabulary

• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• have to: Must do
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• hold in: To hide your emotions and not let them show
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• shine through: To emit light through something.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
• off and on: Intermittently; sometimes happening and sometimes not.
• lead to: To result in some action
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
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• in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• back to work: Returning to one's job or professional duties after a period of absence.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• use up: To use all of; consume
• at school: Present and attending school.
• major in: To specialize in a particular subject at college or university.
• without knowing: Unaware; without being conscious of something.
• get at: To criticize someone, often personally
• off the ground: Having started or begun to operate or succeed.
• at least: As a minimum
• start up: A newly established business.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• midterm exam: An examination held in the middle of an academic term.
• whole class: The entirety of a class of students.
• at the outset: At the very beginning; from the start.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
• at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• look back: To think about past events
• hard at it: Working very hard and with great effort.
• proud of you: Feeling pleased and satisfied about something you own or have done, or are connected to.
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• important: Having power or authority
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• urgent: Very important and needing immediate attention
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• semester: Half or a third of a school or college year
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• liver: Organ from animals served as food
• campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• consideration: Careful thought; thinking about something
• person: Man, woman or child
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• graduate: Concerning a Masters or Ph.D. university courses
• seminar: A small class at a college or university
• professor: Teacher who teaches at a college or university
• share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
• residential: Concerning patients staying in a hospital
• historian: Someone who studies the course of history
• nonfiction: Not fiction; real or factual content of books