Vocabulary

• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• shut out: To prevent from entering; keep out of relationship
• cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
• call it a day: To stop working on something for the rest of the day.
• look through: To examine carefully to see what is there
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• write down: To record in writing
• feed into: To have an influence on something or form a part of it
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• at bay: Kept at a distance; held back.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• jump on: To criticize someone suddenly and strongly.
• stare out: To look or gaze fixedly out of something, such as a window.
• move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• ritual: Performed as part of a ceremony
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• silly: Careless
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
• psychologist: An expert who studies the mind and behavior
• counterintuitive: Contrary to what common sense would suggest
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• pyramid: Four-sided structure with sides meeting at the top
• important: Having power or authority
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• deep: Complex and important
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• guru: An inspirational teacher or spiritual guide
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• caregiver: Person giving care or helping others
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
• warren: Large network of connecting rabbit burrows
• shutdown: Termination of operations
• unfinished: Not yet ended; not complete; still being done