Vocabulary

• count on: To depend on someone
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• in the midst of: Surrounded by; in the middle of.
• lean into: To bend or move your body closer to something, often for support or to get a better view.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• work out
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• without knowing: Unaware; without being conscious of something.
• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• drop out: To take no part in a society you disapprove of
• very top: The highest point or part of something.
• wildest dreams: The most imaginative or unrealistic hopes or aspirations.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• given time: A specific time that has been scheduled or agreed upon.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• grow into: To be able to wear clothes that were too big
• look back: To think about past events
• in times: During periods or moments of.
• have to: Must do
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• old as the hills: Extremely old; very ancient.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• decade: Period of 10 years
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• cholesterol: Substance in the body that may cause heart disease
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• affection: Feeling of liking someone or something
• downright: Absolute; absolutely
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• practically: Nearly, almost, or in effect
• fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• millennial: Concerning a millennium (a thousand years)
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• participate: To take part with others in doing something
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• persistence: Determination to keep doing even if it is hard
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• glamorous: Attractive in a sexy way; exciting; alluring
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• midst: Middle area or part of something
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• hindsight: Understanding the nature of an event afterwards
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• stale: (E.g. of bread) not fresh
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• loneliness: State of feeling sad because you are alone
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• ladder: Series of levels to go up in society or business
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
• lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• live: To be alive
• lifelong: Continuing through life; lasting a long time
• buffer: Data in computer memory allowing fast access
• lonely: Sad because apart from other people
• alcoholism: Medical condition from drinking too much alcohol
• exceedingly: To an extreme degree
• disadvantaged: Being underprivileged; lacking things needed
• magnified: To increase the importance or seriousness of
• midlife: Of the middle years of a person's life
• unhappy: Not feeling happy; sad or worried
• videotape: Magnetic tape for recording live images and sound
• twain: (Literary) two of something; two people