Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• going on: To continue doing something
• back then: At that time in the past.
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• quick look: A brief or cursory inspection or examination.
• sit down: To take a seat
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• sit around: To spend time idly; to do nothing in particular.
• turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• have to: Must do
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• around the corner: Very near; close by.
• at least: As a minimum
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• dementia: Illness characterized by loss of memory
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
• stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• caffeine: Substance in coffee, etc. that keeps you awake
• participant: Person involved or included in something
• observation: Remark or comment on something you noticed
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• sharp: Person's name
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• gather: To bring objects together into one place
• spell: To lead to future trouble
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• excellent: Extremely good
• alive: Living; not dead
• memory: Ability of the mind to call back past things
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• person: Man, woman or child
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• part: Division of a book
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• bug: To bother someone
• ace: Highest value card in a game of cards
• rumble: Low, heavy continuous sound or series of sounds
• headache: Pain in the head
• zoom: Camera lens used to magnify images
• pathology: Study of diseases and their effect on the body
• ballroom: Large room used mainly for dancing
• convertible: A car with a folding or removable roof
• beta: Test version of a product or software
• tau: 19th letter of the Greek alphabet
• gunner: Serviceman in the artillery who operates a gun