Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• have to: Must do
• going on: To continue doing something
• in the hospital: Located inside a hospital receiving medical care.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• on purpose: Intentionally; deliberately.
• in shock: When not enough blood flows round the body
• burst into: To enter a place suddenly and forcefully.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• drive down: To cause something to decrease or become lower.
• fair point: A valid or reasonable statement; a good argument.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• other places: Different locations or areas
• at school: Present and attending school.
• within reach: Close enough to be grabbed or used.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
• freak out: To react or behave in a wild or irrational way
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• awkward: Lacking smooth movement
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• initially: At first; originally
• harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
• gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• subconsciously: From the subconscious mind
• freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
• butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• realistic: Looks or appears real; like things really are
• consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• respond: To answer something or someone
• topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
• pinch: A very small amount of something
• guilt: Shame at doing something bad or wrong
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• counselor: Person offering professional advice to others
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
• point: An item to be discussed
• surgeon: A doctor who performs surgery
• closet: Small room or cupboard used for storing things
• shut: To stop being open for business
• impressed: To make an emotional or cognitive impact upon
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
• sketchy: Lacking detail or being incomplete
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• unfortunate: Having bad luck; bringing a bad result
• corny: Silly or sentimental, e.g. because old-fashioned
• awhile: For a while; for a short time
• preparedness: State of being ready or prepared for use or action
• unsafe: Likely to be dangerous or harmful