Vocabulary

• for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• in the mood: Wanting to do something
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• under normal circumstances: Typically; usually; in the absence of unusual factors or conditions.
• maintain a relationship: To continue to have a connection with someone; to keep a relationship going.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• act upon: To take action as a result of something; to have an effect on something.
• have to: Must do
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• appreciate: To rise in value (of property or belongings)
• intimacy: The sharing of private and personal things
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
• psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
• consequence: Importance of a person or thing
• random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• amount: Quantity of something
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• grief: Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• keen: Being eager or excited for something to happen
• passive: Allowing things to happen with quiet acceptance
• strive: To work hard/make effort to achieve something
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• account: An advantage
• value: Importance you attach to something
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• tender: Gentle; with great care or consideration
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• ostensibly: Apparently true or real, but probably not
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• hazard: Something that is dangerous and causes problems
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• ambivalent: Not sure what you feel about something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• grace: Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
• predictable: Capable of being guessed before it happens
• steadily: At a steady rate or pace; reliably; constantly
• thesis: Long paper presenting original research and ideas
• entitle: To make you eligible to hold a title
• glare: To look at in an angry manner for a long time
• misfortune: Unfortunate or unlucky event