Vocabulary

• next to: Being located along side another
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• stay up: To not go to bed until late
• in charge: To be responsible for
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• family dynamic: The pattern of relationships and interactions between family members.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• of any kind: Of any type or variety whatsoever.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• vulnerability: Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• chaotic: Utterly confused
• irrelevant: Not important; not related to the topic
• humble: Being lower in quality or status
• tiny: Very, very small
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• intention: Aim or purpose
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• reckless: Being dangerous and not caring about the results
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• impulsive: Acting without really thinking about it; rash
• hone: To improve or perfect (abilities or skills)
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• imply: To suggest something, without saying it directly
• caveat: Warning or caution in a legal document
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• mug: Large ceramic drinking cup with a handle
• deep: Complex and important
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• scrape: To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• unpredictable: Difficult to guess about (the future)
• adulthood: Time of life when a person is fully grown
• dizzy: Feeling light-headed and as if you might fall
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• studio: Place for painting, broadcasting, etc.
• figurative: Using a metaphor; not literally
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• laughter: Action or sound of laughing
• nauseous: Feeling like you want to vomit
• turbulent: (Of water) moving violently and unevenly
• rent: To give the use of something in return for payment
• attentive: Thoughtful and considerate
• vanish: To disappear in a sudden and mysterious way
• pottery: Factory where pots/bowls are made from clay
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• apartment: Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
• imperfection: Something that makes something less than perfect
• unknown: Not being known or famous
• expansive: Talkative; speaking freely
• wheelchair: Movable chair mounted on large wheels
• bathtub: Thing you take a bath in
• vinyl: Strong plastic used e.g. for car seat covers
• aide: Person assisting a person of higher rank
• toaster: Electrical appliance for making toast
• acupuncture: Treating illness by putting needles in the skin
• spa: Place you go to bathe in/drink water for health