Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• at least: As a minimum
• not necessary: Not required; not needed.
• aside from
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• lay in: To provide stocks (e.g. for the winter)
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• in the here and now: Focusing on the present moment or current situation.
• embrace it: To accept something enthusiastically.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• lead to: To result in some action
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• for the sake of: For the purpose of; in the interest of.
• authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• illusion: Idea, image or impression that is not correct
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• material: Cloth; fabric
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• manifest: List of cargo on a ship
• consequence: Importance of a person or thing
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• detrimental: Harmful
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• interaction: Process of people or things affecting each other
• spontaneously: In a sudden, unplanned way
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• pursuit: Act of following someone to catch them
• validation: Act of finding or testing the truth of something
• extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• eradicate: To remove or destroy something completely
• authenticity: Quality of being genuine, not a fake or copy
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• fulfillment: Feeling of satisfaction from achieving something
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• destructive: Causing a very large amount of damage
• immerse: To put something in liquid until it is covered
• counterproductive: Tending to hinder the achievement of a goal
• ideology: Ideas or beliefs which form theory and policy
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• manipulation: Act of controlling to gain an advantage
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• voluntary: Done or given by their own will and not forced
• taint: To hurt or damage the good condition of something
• outgoing: Leaving a place or a position
• socialize: To spend time with people; go out and make friends