Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• walk away from: To leave a situation or relationship, especially when it is difficult or unpleasant.
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• fall back on: To make use of, when you have no other options
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• contrary to: In opposition to; against.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• material: Cloth; fabric
• slightly: Only a little
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• adorable: Lovable or appealing, e.g. like a cute child
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• intimate: (E.g. of detail) fine, detailed or complete
• prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
• spot: A certain place or area
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• strike: To hit something
• script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
• atmosphere: Air around us
• insult: To disrespect someone by being rude or impolite
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• strive: To work hard/make effort to achieve something
• intact: Being complete, without damaged or missing parts
• peculiar: Not usual or normal; strange
• valuable: Being useful or important
• therapist: Person skilled in a particular type of therapy
• contrary: (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
• curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
• compatible: Able to get on or be used well together
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• insanity: Mentally ill, unable to act normally
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• slam: To criticize sharply
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
• envious: Wishing you had what someone else has
• tenderness: Pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
• accord: Agreement or harmony
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• patchy: Happening or existing irregularly
• noxious: (Of substance) poisonous/harmful to living things