Vocabulary

• anything other than: Except for; not including
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• have to: Must do
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
• at the hands of: By the agency or through the actions of.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• strip away: To gradually reduce the power, rights, or possessions of someone.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• hide behind: To avoid responsibility or truth by using something as an excuse.
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• of someone's life: Concerning or relating to the duration or major events in life.
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• afford: To make available, to provide
• breath: Air you take in and out of your body
• education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
• night: Time when sun does not shine
• child: A very young person, between about 2 and 15