Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• burst into: To enter a place suddenly and forcefully.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• going on: To continue doing something
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• in the mix: Being involved or included in a group or activity.
• latchkey kid: A child who returns from school to an empty home because their parent or parents are away at work, or a child who is often left at home unsupervised.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• heat up: To become warmer; to make something warmer.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• turn on
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
• in debt: State of owing money to a person or institution
• make ends meet: To manage to live on the money you have.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• full picture: A complete and comprehensive understanding of a situation or issue.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at the hands of: By the agency or through the actions of.
• live up: To be as good as expected or promised.
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• exception: Something different or not included
• laughter: Action or sound of laughing
• school: Large group of fish that swim together
• home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
• listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
• money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in