Vocabulary

• back to work: Returning to one's job or professional duties after a period of absence.
• out of work
• have to: Must do
• lead to: To result in some action
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• go on: To continue doing something
• fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• sit down: To take a seat
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• stand up for: To support someone or an idea, e.g. human rights
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• class: To place things into groups by common qualities
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• will: Desire or choice of someone
• not: Word indicating the negative
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• night: Time when sun does not shine
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• letter: One of the 26 parts of the English alphabet
• email: A message like a letter sent by computer or phone
• classroom: Room in a school where lessons take place
• beer: Alcoholic drink that is made from wheat or grains
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• belong: To be a welcomed as a new member of a group
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• boss: Person in charge of you at work
• busy: Working hard doing something; full of activity
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• dead: Not alive
• news: Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
• push: To move into enemy country with a military attack
• cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• vote: To make a choice for or against, as in an election
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• rebuild: To get back something that was lost, e.g. trust
• unemployed: Not currently being used
• voted: To make a choice for or against, as in an election
• quit: To leave a job
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• tax: To require a lot of physical or mental effort
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• thriving: To be or become healthy or successful
• jolt: Sudden shock (e.g. of electricity or surprise)