Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• hide behind: To avoid responsibility or truth by using something as an excuse.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• pursue my dream: To strive to achieve a goal or ambition that one is passionate about.
• go away: To go on vacation
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
• on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• run over: To go beyond a limit, e.g. of a budget
• going on: To continue doing something
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• everyday people: Ordinary or common people, without special status or wealth.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• go beyond: To do more than planned or expected; exceed
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• move back: To retreat or withdraw from a position.
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• in peace: In a state of tranquility, without disturbance or conflict.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• step off: To leave or move away from a place or situation, often used as a command.
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• transparent: Being open to see and to public criticism
• address: Exact street location of a place
• pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• asthma: Lung illness causing difficulty in breathing
• forum: Meeting where people can openly discuss a subject
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• important: Having power or authority
• wild: In a manner which lacks control
• comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
• public: Owned by the government
• drug: Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• gown: Long loose clothing worn over other clothes
• physician: A medical doctor
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• quit: To leave a job
• medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
• scared: To become frightened
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• brave: (Old-fashioned) A native American warrior
• transparency: Quality of being open to see/to public criticism
• psychiatrist: Doctor who treats psychological disorders
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• chemotherapy: Treatment of diseases using chemicals
• regimen: Fixed plan of food, sleep, etc.
• bomb: To attack with explosives
• disconnect: To separate something from something else
• firsthand: Received directly from a source
• healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
• prevention: Act of stopping something bad from happening
• disclose: To make once private information public
• preventive: Done to stop something bad happening
• prod: To poke with a finger, elbow, stick etc.
• smoking: The act of enjoying cigarettes, pipes, cigars, etc.
• planner: Notebook for recording appointments/things to do