Vocabulary

• look back: To think about past events
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• going on: To continue doing something
• have to: Must do
• think back: To recapture the past
• talk on: To talk at length about a particular subject.
• to the day: Exactly on the date specified, without any difference.
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• finish off: To complete the last part of something.
• with both hands: Readily and enthusiastically accept something.
• in itself: Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• put aside: To save money regularly.
• feel for: To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• get emotional: To become easily affected by emotions; to become sentimental or tearful.
• pick out: To choose or select one item from many
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• capitalise on: To take advantage of something; to exploit an opportunity.
• reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
• right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
• at school: Present and attending school.
• to some extent: Partially; not completely.
• in terms of
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• set up
• look through: To examine carefully to see what is there
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
• routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• circumstance: Condition or fact that affects a situation
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• awareness: Having knowledge of something
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• financial: Involving money
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
• reflection: Sign or indication of a state or condition
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• pivotal: Having a lot of importance
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• piece: A counter in a board game
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• behalf: As a representative of someone or a group.
• redundant: Not necessary or needed
• yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
• bedtime: Time you go to bed
• sushi: Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
• divestment: Getting rid of something, e.g. wealth