Vocabulary

• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• good person: A morally upright and kind individual.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• going on: To continue doing something
• bad habits: Negative or harmful routines or behaviors that are difficult to stop.
• in place of: Instead of; as a substitute for.
• see into: To investigate or examine closely.
• stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• do without: To manage without having or doing something
• such as: For example; like
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
• upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
• keeping up: To understand what someone is saying
• reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
• win over: To convince others to support you or your ideas
• in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
• from side to side: Moving left and right repeatedly.
• goes to show: To demonstrate or prove something.
• by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• from time to time: Occasionally; sometimes but not regularly.
• check out
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• procrastinate: To delay doing something that you ought to do
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• esteem: Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• meditate: To think deeply and quietly to calm your spirit
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
• likelihood: Chance that something might happen
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• utilize: To use something for a particular purpose
• elicit: To get an answer or reaction from
• alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• important: Having power or authority
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• act: To behave in a certain way
• own: To have something as your property
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• scientifically: In an manner that follows the rules of science
• captivate: To catch and hold someone's interest; charm
• lofty: Having high goals
• gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
• unable: Not being able to do something
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning