Vocabulary

• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• think back: To recapture the past
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• in agreement: Sharing the same opinion or feeling.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• switch up: To change or alternate something.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• dress up: To put on your best clothes, e.g. for a party
• throw on: To put on clothing quickly and carelessly.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• the grass is always greener: People think others have better situations than their own.
• jot down: To write something quickly on a piece of paper so that you do not forget it.
• look back: To think about past events
• reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• regardless of
• stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
• hanging out: To spend time with your friends
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• weigh up: To assess in order to make a decision about it
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
• mindset: Way someone things about something
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• appreciate: To rise in value (of property or belongings)
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• dread: To await with great fear
• meditate: To think deeply and quietly to calm your spirit
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• gratitude: Warm friendly feelings of thanks
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• shift: To change in position or direction
• handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• slump: To sit, lean or fall down because tired or ill
• flexible: Bending easily
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• leave: To go away from; depart
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• important: Having power or authority
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• tick: To function properly or normally
• volunteer: Working willingly without pay to help others
• bribe: Payment of money so you can do something dishonest
• subsequently: After something else has happened; as a result
• monotonous: Lacking in variety; always the same, and so boring
• ladder: Series of levels to go up in society or business
• insightful: Displaying clear and deep understanding
• jot: None or very little
• negativity: Tendency to deny or resist suggestions or commands
• unable: Not being able to do something
• workplace: Place where work is done
• unsure: Lacking confidence or certainty