Vocabulary

• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• at school: Present and attending school.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• out and about: Having returned to your usual activities after an illness.
• third year: The third year of a course of study, especially at a university or college.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
• well up: (of tears) to rise to the surface and gather in someone's eyes.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• have to: Must do
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• at least: As a minimum
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• going on: To continue doing something
• look back: To think about past events
• back then: At that time in the past.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• deal with
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• expectation: Belief or hope that something is going to happen
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
• appalling: Causing shock or distress because it is terrible
• creep: To move quietly so as not to be seen
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• outlook: General feeling or attitude about something
• badge: Material with a pin to show membership in a group
• person: Man, woman or child
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• area: Amount of measured space
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• harass: To bother repeatedly with harmful words or actions
• partner: One you have a business/personal relationship with
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• kid: Child or young person
• sergeant: Officer of low rank in the military
• etcetera: More of the same; and so on
• honour: To fulfill an agreement
• overt: Obvious; easily seen or noticed; explicit
• officer: Person of high position in an organization
• touchy: Taking offense easily; easily angered
• uneasy: Feeling worried, anxious or afraid about something
• rumour: Gossip; story told by other people often not true
• trans: Prefix meaning 'across', 'through' or 'changing'
• gay: Happy and bright
• grandchild: Your son or daughter's child
• constable: Police officer
• picket: To petition or complain, often outside a company
• gran: Your mother or father's mother