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Word guide :
A levels: exams taken at the end of secondary school -
allowance
: some money -
apply
: be a candidate -
beads
: cheap coloured stones - besides : also -
board
: to live at school 24 hrs a day  -
a break
: a complete change -
broken home:
a broken family -
in care
: looked after by the local social services -
caring
: who love and help their children -
charity
: organisation which helps people -
claim
: say - 
conflict with
: contrast with -
cooped up
: restricted, shut in -
definitive
: permanent, complete -
disillusioned
: she had lost her hopes, lost her dreams -
enjoyed: liked -
ever-increasing:
continually growing -
fed up with
: tired of, unhappy with - -
fee: money -
GCSE
: national exams taken at the age of about 16 -
grow up
: become an adult -
hostel
: home -
instance
: example -
off and on
: from time to time -
overall
: in general -
process
: system, routine -
ranks
: lines, numbers -
recruit
: attract students -
runs out
: finishes -
second-hand:
not new -
seek
: to look for -
single
: just one -
spartan
: without any luxury -
survey: study -
s'pose
: suppose, imagine -
trade: profession -
unemployment
: absence of jobs, people without any work -
yell
: shout -
youth scene:
the clubs, meeting places and other things that attract young people -

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