Vocabulary

• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• have to: Must do
• by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
• at least: As a minimum
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• ahead of time: Before the scheduled time; early.
• on edge: Anxious, nervous, or irritable.
• count on: To depend on someone
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• shift: To change in position or direction
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• affection: Feeling of liking someone or something
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• leave: To go away from; depart
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• guilt: Shame at doing something bad or wrong
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• rarely: Not often (seen, done, etc.); infrequently
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• sharp: Person's name
• traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
• partner: One you have a business/personal relationship with
• perfectly: In a faultless manner; without mistakes
• supportive: Providing help and support to someone or something
• afterward: Happening after something else happened
• recover: To return to a prior normal condition
• fry: To cook something in fat or oil
• visibility: Quality of being able to be seen, as at a distance
• clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
• preschool: Educational institution before primary school