Vocabulary

• on a whim: Based on a sudden desire or impulse; without planning.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• awake to: To become aware of something.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• jump around: To move about restlessly or energetically; to leap or skip about.
• between jobs: Temporarily unemployed but seeking work.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• critical to: Extremely important or essential.
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• student: Person studying at school
• worry: Something that causes trouble or concern
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• school: Large group of fish that swim together
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• big: Popular
• foot: Base of something such as a mountain or vase
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
• part: Division of a book
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• Miss: To be absent
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• afterward: Happening after something else happened
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• believe: To think or accept that something is true
• magical: Specially enjoyable, pleasing or romantic
• collect: By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
• jump: To attack someone suddenly
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• expectation: Belief or hope that something is going to happen
• dusty: (Of a color) having a slightly grayish hue
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• land: Region or country
• advise: To suggest what would be helpful
• firmly: In a hard, steady, unchanging way
• awake: To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• search: To examine a person's clothing to find something
• sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• graduate: Concerning a Masters or Ph.D. university courses
• psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• clumsy: Moving or doing things awkwardly
• bind: To cover a wound, as with a bandage
• psychologist: An expert who studies the mind and behavior
• researcher: Someone who works to find new facts and ideas
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• tolerant: Surviving under specific conditions
• grit: Strong determination
• wilderness: Rural area left natural and largely untouched
• whim: A sudden thought or desire; a fancy
• uphill: From lower ground to higher ground
• humility: Quality of not feeling better than others
• imply: To suggest something, without saying it directly
• tolerance: Ability to adjust to changes, your environment etc.
• placeholder: Symbol in a logical or mathematical expression that can be replaced by the name of any member of specified set
• latent: Existing but needing certain conditions to start
• astray: Away from the right direction or path
• wobbly: Moving with a rocking or staggering motion
• grad: One-hundredth of a right angle
• manifest: List of cargo on a ship
• inherently: As an essential part of
• outward: Going away from a place that will be returned to
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• re: Are
• shit: A coarse term for defecation