Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• lay off: To stop troubling or hitting someone
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• push through: To continue with a plan or activity despite difficulties or opposition.
• new level: A higher or improved stage of achievement or quality.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• in private: Not in public; in a place where other people cannot see or hear you
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• jump off: To leave a path or designated area.
• climb up: To ascend or move to a higher position by using one's hands and feet.
• back to work: Returning to one's job or professional duties after a period of absence.
• punch in: To record the time of arrival at work on a time clock.
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in the midst of: Surrounded by; in the middle of.
• swim in: To move through water by using your arms and legs.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• evolve: To develop certain features
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• optimism: Condition of having a positive outlook or belief
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• fault: A failure or negative aspect of
• grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• smash: Accident involving vehicles
• breakthrough: Important discovery in doing something difficult
• breast: Fleshy part of a woman's body for feeding babies
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
• division: How many times a number is contained in another
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• grace: Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
• point: An item to be discussed
• surround: To be all the way around something
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• discover: To find something new that was not known before
• share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
• partner: One you have a business/personal relationship with
• reminder: Something that causes one to remember something
• exit: A door that you go through to leave a place
• level: Specific height of something
• lymph: Clear fluid containing white blood cells
• springtime: Season of growth of plants and trees, after winter