Vocabulary

• hit the books: To study very hard.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• fall behind: To get behind or late, because of going slowly
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• withdraw from: To take out or remove (something) from a place or container.
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• stay up: To not go to bed until late
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• hand out: To distribute papers (often in class)
• too much work: An excessive amount of tasks or responsibilities.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• drop out: To take no part in a society you disapprove of
• proud of you: Feeling pleased and satisfied about something you own or have done, or are connected to.
• have to: Must do
• come by: To become the owner of something, e.g. by accident
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• assignment: Task you are given to do (as in the armed forces)
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• stressed: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• class: To place things into groups by common qualities
• write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
• quit: To leave a job
• professor: Teacher who teaches at a college or university