Units 1, 2

Extra Vocabulary

to avoid competition
to conquer sth
When it comes to…
to steer clear of
to drop out of school (v); a dropout (n)
to give in to sth (e.g. to the urgings of the family)
to settle sb’s career plans
to run for Congress
to turn out (It turns out)
charitable foundations; charity
to pursue sth

to make up one’s mind

to exercise sth (contempt, etc.)
to stare at sb
can’t afford to do sth
to exaggerate (exaggeratedly)
to turn down opportunities / the offer
to be on the syllabus
to show initiative

inevitable
to cut down on sth (friction between parents and children)
to witness sth; a witness

affection
custody
to be desperate to do sth
to end up doing sth
to resent sth
to pick sb up
to split up
to hang around with sb
to put sb off doing sth
approximately
to come to terms with
to make a commitment

Military coup
To mourn, mourning
Trump card
Beware
To avow
Glory
To put on a show
Incredible
Colonel
Salvation
Roundabout way
To dazzle, dazzling
To enthrall
To confess
To bury
To turn a blind eye to sth

To rearrange (one’s life)

To accommodate sth (somebody’s interests, schedule)
To pretend to be
To detest
Hostile, hostility
To mess up
To wrap, wrapping paper
Dignity
Drowsy, drowsiness
To put a spell on somebody
To snoop around
Self-involved
Trophy

To carry out (studies, research)

Equations
Currently
To take sth into account
To hear somebody out