Vocabulary

• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• sit with: To stay with someone and provide support or comfort.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• have to: Must do
• at least: As a minimum
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• look back: To think about past events
• going on: To continue doing something
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• push through: To continue with a plan or activity despite difficulties or opposition.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
• stand up for: To support someone or an idea, e.g. human rights
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• speak of: To mention someone or something in conversation.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• got to: To arrive at some place
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at school: Present and attending school.
• by day: During the daytime; not at night.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• followed up: To check information or facts later
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• social workers: Professionals who work to improve the lives of individuals, families, and communities by providing support, resources, and advocacy.
• thankful for: Feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• mental: Concerning the mind
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• traumatic: Causing upsetting emotional effects over time
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
• advocate: A lawyer who protects a clients interests
• shift: To change in position or direction
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• adversity: Bad or difficult situation or times; trouble
• recess: An area that is set back in a room or building
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• empower: To give someone a power or ability
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• deceive: To make someone believe something that is not true
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• counselor: Person offering professional advice to others
• exhaust: System of pipes through which gases escape
• adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
• facial: Treatment to improve condition of the skin of face
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• fill: To make something full
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• guidance: Advice on what to do in school, job, future
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• trust: To expect confidently
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• epitome: The perfect example of a class or type
• weary: To make or become tired or lose energy or strength
• flexibility: The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
• kindergarten: School or class for children between four and six
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
• childhood: The time when you are a child
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• perplex: To confuse
• uniquely: In an unusual manner
• autopilot: (For ships, planes) automatic navigational device
• disclose: To make once private information public
• preservation: Keeping something in a good, undamaged state
• bombshell: Unexpected, shocking piece of news