Vocabulary

• at a time: Separately; one by one
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• for the sake of: For the purpose of; in the interest of.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• in itself: Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
• look back: To think about past events
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
• lead to: To result in some action
• going on: To continue doing something
• on end: Continuously; without stopping.
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
• overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
• motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• insecure: Lacking confidence or certainty about yourself
• instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• frustrating: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• sake: Japanese rice wine
• valuable: Being useful or important
• norm: Standard or regular way of doing something
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• accomplishment: Something you succeed in after hard work
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• boredom: Feeling of being uninterested or unexcited
• scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• unrealistic: Not seeing or interpreting things as they are
• feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
• equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
• important: Having power or authority
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• stark: Very clear and often unpleasant
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• notification: Act of giving formal or official information
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• icon: Small image on a computer screen
• discourage: To make a person feel less courageous or hopeful
• chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• overpower: To control or defeat something or someone by force
• singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair