Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• make a promise: To give someone your word that you will do something.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• better understanding: An improved level of comprehension or knowledge.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
• regardless of
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• at the point of: Just about to do something or reach a state.
• stand here: To remain in or move to this specific location.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
• shed: Small building used for storage
• adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• value: Importance you attach to something
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• hop: Dance party
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
• cocktail: Mixed alcoholic drink, containing spirit like gin
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• liberty: Doing as one wants without asking
• gap: Distance between two objects
• ingenious: Very good at making things or solving problems
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• entrepreneurial: Open to new ideas about starting new businesses
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
• tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
• laughter: Action or sound of laughing
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• polarization: Condition of having two opposites
• datum: Item of factual information
• backyard: Made in an amateurish or non-professional way
• van: Truck with an enclosed cargo space
• visa: Authorization to enter a foreign country
• teller: Person who works at a bank front counter
• unpack: To try to understand by thinking about something
• haste: Quickness; speed; hurry
• sabbatical: A break or change from a normal routine
• fjord: Long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs
• horrify: To cause someone to feel horror or shock