Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• set up
• hang out: To spend time with your friends
• kill me: An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
• on the spot: Immediately; at that location.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• have to: Must do
• right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• feel sorry for: To experience sympathy or pity for someone.
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• at the moment: At this time; now
• lose your marbles: To become mentally confused or insane.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• grief: Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
• confession: Admission you have done something wrong
• myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• abusive: Saying or doing bad or cruel things to others
• crappy: Impolite term for not good, worthless
• lick: To pass the tongue along something, e.g. ice cream
• shove: To roughly push someone or something away
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• mainstream: Prevailing current of thought
• throat: Part of the neck that is below the chin
• person: Man, woman or child
• deaf: Not able to hear; hard of hearing
• reinvent: To present something in a new and interesting way
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• heroic: Courageous, determined, and worthy of admiration
• coach: Large, comfortable bus
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• laughter: Action or sound of laughing
• zombie: Dead person who exists among the living
• cosmos: The universe
• scholar: Educated person who attends or attended school
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• prize: Something won in a contest or given as an award
• famous: Excellent
• happen: To take place or occur
• homeless: Having no home; living on the streets
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• canyon: Deep rock valley usually with flowing water
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• literary: Concerning writers or the profession of writing
• editor: Person deciding the contents of a book or magazine
• doorstep: Wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway
• underwear: Clothes worn next to skin/under outer clothes
• joy: Deep happiness and pleasure about something
• linen: Cloth made from fibers of the flax plant
• mega: Big; great; large; impressive
• memoir: Written collection of memories someone has
• carol: Traditional song sung at Christmas
• lime: White containing calcium used in farming
• escorted: To go along with to provide protection, help
• vodka: Alcoholic spirit distilled from potatoes, etc.
• narrowly: With little distance or difference between
• epically: In an amazing and awe-inspiring way
• radiance: Brightness
• chronology: Order in which certain events occurred
• mailbox: A box for putting or receiving mail, emails