Vocabulary

• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• too much work: An excessive amount of tasks or responsibilities.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• as follows: Used to introduce a list or explanation.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• feel happy: To experience a sense of joy, pleasure, or contentment.
• lead to: To result in some action
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• such as: For example; like
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• burn out: To overwork to mental or physical exhaustion
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• drop out: To take no part in a society you disapprove of
• cool down: To become cooler; to reduce in temperature.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• for too long: For an excessively extended period.
• set up
• compulsory education: Education that is required by law to be attended by all children.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• check out
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• insomnia: Inability to sleep for many nights
• anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
• enthusiasm: Hobby or interest that you are passionate about
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• decade: Period of 10 years
• psychologist: An expert who studies the mind and behavior
• despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
• initial: First letter of your given name
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• rage: Strong or violent anger
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• neglect: Act of failing to do something important, required
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• vicious: Very dangerous, e.g. an animal or dog
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• cynical: Always believing that bad things are the reasons
• setback: Unfortunate happening that hinders or frustrates
• peer: A noble, but not royal, person, e.g. lord or duke
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• defense: Argument in support of something
• brink: Near to happening; on the verge of
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
• onset: When something, e.g. an illness, starts; beginning
• daily: Happening every day
• loneliness: State of feeling sad because you are alone
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• prolong: To make continue for a longer amount of time
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• compulsory: Required by the rules; that you cannot avoid doing
• dictionary: Book with the spellings and meanings of many words
• burnout: When you get exhausted from the effort of your job
• apathy: Feeling of indifference; not caring about anything
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• relentlessly: Continuing without slowing or losing strength
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation