Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• used up: To use all of; consume
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• dive in: To start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm.
• feel right: To seem correct or appropriate; to give a sense of being morally or ethically sound.
• go beyond: To do more than planned or expected; exceed
• saying goes: An expression or proverb that is commonly known and used.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• build in: To include something as part of a plan, system, or design.
• have to: Must do
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• count in: To include someone in an activity or plan.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• laugh with: To share a feeling of amusement with someone
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• pile up: To put things on top of each other to form a pile
• lead to: To result in some action
• at least: As a minimum
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• book on: A book about a particular subject.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• mindset: Way someone things about something
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• distraction: Something drawing your attention away from
• illusion: Idea, image or impression that is not correct
• guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• deliberately: In a careful, considered manner; on purpose
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
• guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
• valuable: Being useful or important
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• leave: To go away from; depart
• calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• leisure: Time when you have no work to do and can relax
• important: Having power or authority
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• optimize: To make as effective as possible
• liberate: To free someone or something that was captured
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• takeaway: Employee benefit deleted in union contract
• reconnect: To connect again