Vocabulary

• younger sister: A female sibling born after oneself.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• regardless of
• due to: Because of; owing to
• on the verge of: Very near to doing or experiencing something.
• have to: Must do
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• fall behind: To get behind or late, because of going slowly
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• tap into: To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
• in memory of: To honor or commemorate someone who has died.
• against all odds: Despite having very little chance of succeeding.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
• on to: Toward something; forward
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
• temptation: Something making you want to do/have bad thing
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• amount: Quantity of something
• subsequent: Happening after; later
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
• require: To demand that someone does something
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• dilemma: Position in which you must make difficult choices
• infinite: Being very large in amount
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
• peer: A noble, but not royal, person, e.g. lord or duke
• destiny: Someone's future; the power that governs this
• fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
• singular: Form of a word referring to only one person/thing
• chore: Task done to keep a house in order e.g. cleaning
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• janitor: a person employed to take care of a large building, such as a school, and who deals with the cleaning, repairs, etc.
• junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• willpower: Ability to make yourself do what you really want
• verge: Brink or threshold
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• tutor: A teacher who deals with students personally
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• land: Region or country
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• finite: Having limits; lasting for a limited time
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• juggle: To entertain by throwing and catching balls, etc.
• flashback: Showing an earlier event in a film, book etc.
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• parent: Person's, animal's mother or father
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• buffer: Data in computer memory allowing fast access
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• unhealthy: Being in poor health; sickly
• boxer: Someone who fights with his fists for sport
• smoking: The act of enjoying cigarettes, pipes, cigars, etc.