Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• in terms of
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• alignment with: A state of agreement or cooperation between people, groups, or organizations.
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• on edge: Anxious, nervous, or irritable.
• for too long: For an excessively extended period.
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• at hand: Close by; readily available.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• epidemic: Disease that spreads quickly affecting many
• spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
• amount: Quantity of something
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• analogy: Comparison of things based on their similarity
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• adaptation: Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• grit: Strong determination
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• intuitively: In a manner based on feelings rather than facts
• bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
• fringe: Decorative edge of hanging threads or hairs
• wellness: State of being happy, healthy or prosperous
• clinic: Local medical center; department of a hospital
• woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
• ancestral: Concerning dead relatives
• systemic: Affecting the entire body, system
• prophetic: Having to do with correctly predicting the future