Vocabulary

• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• off guard: In a vulnerable state; not alert or cautious.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• lock down: To secure a building or area to prevent entry or exit.
• go on: To continue doing something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• bad habits: Negative or harmful routines or behaviors that are difficult to stop.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• set back: To cost someone, often a large amount
• in terms of
• make up: To invent or create a story
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• at hand: Close by; readily available.
• must learn: Expressing a strong obligation or necessity to acquire knowledge or a skill.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• procrastination: Act of putting off something you ought to do
• barely: Only just; just possible
• motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• initially: At first; originally
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• clarity: Being easy to be seen through, heard or understood
• whip: To defeat thoroughly or easily
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• devote: To dedicate
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• fully: Completely or entirely
• claw: Long, sharp, and usually curved nail of an animal
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• entity: Something that exists by itself and is real
• icon: Small image on a computer screen
• regain: To get something back that had been lost
• ordeal: Event that is difficult to survive, live through
• freshman: Student in the first year of high school, college