Vocabulary

• freeze up: (of a machine or part) to stop working because of ice or cold
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• on the lookout: Vigilantly searching for someone or something.
• look away: To turn your eyes in a different direction, especially because you are embarrassed, frightened, or upset.
• in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
• or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
• hanging out: To spend time with your friends
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• check out
• awkward: Lacking smooth movement
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
• manifest: List of cargo on a ship
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• interpret: To express so that others understand it
• silly: Careless
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• psychologist: An expert who studies the mind and behavior
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• interaction: Process of people or things affecting each other
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• innate: Being part of something's nature
• confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• opponent: Person who opposes an idea or plan; enemy
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• invisible: Being unable to be seen
• retreat: Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• utter: To make a particular sound; speak
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• overly: To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• license: To give official permission to do something
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
• signify: To mean something; be a symbol of something
• stutter: To speak hesitatingly with repeated sounds
• psychotherapist: Therapist treating mental and emotional disorders
• lookout: Person who keeps watch, e.g. for an enemy