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Word
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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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