Vocabulary

• move back: To retreat or withdraw from a position.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• extended period: A long duration of time.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• get here: To arrive at a specific location.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• behind closed doors: In private; secretly or confidentially.
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
• stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• patch up: To repair something quickly or temporarily.
• put down roots: To settle down and make a home; to establish oneself in a place or community.
• spend more time: To dedicate a greater amount of time to a particular activity or person.
• from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• have to: Must do
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• good riddance: Expression showing relief at someone's departure.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• spare: To make (money or time) available for
• proximity: State of being near or close to something
• address: Exact street location of a place
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• couple: To join something to something else
• institution: Organization created for a particular aim/purpose
• leave: To go away from; depart
• speculate: To take risks that might lead to big profits
• racism: Belief that people of other races are bad/inferior
• exert: To make something have an effect on something else
• reconciliation: Getting two figures/accounts to match financially
• bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• public: Owned by the government
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• reconcile: To balance the accounts
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• jam: To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• elderly: Being very old
• phony: Not genuine; fake
• fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
• official: Real, exact, truely felt
• attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
• rupture: To (cause to) burst or break
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• rap: To hit sharply or repeatedly with something
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• announce: To make a public statement about a plan, decision
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• mildly: To a moderate degree; not in a violent way
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• coronation: Crowning of a king or queen
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• fruition: Successful result of a plan, process or activity
• memoir: Written collection of memories someone has
• shortly: Quickly; soon; in a moment
• unclear: Not easy to understand; not obvious
• abbey: Religious building in a Christian community
• duke: Title given to a man below the rank of prince
• duchess: Wife or widow of a duke
• riddance: Act of removing or getting rid of something