Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• for too long: For an excessively extended period.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• let out: To allow a person, animal to leave the room, house
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• zone out: To stop paying attention and start daydreaming or thinking about other things.
• deal with
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• bottle up: To deliberately not show a strong feeling or emotion.
• sit with: To stay with someone and provide support or comfort.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• red flag: A warning sign or signal of danger or a problem.
• way too long: Excessively long in duration; much longer than necessary or desired.
• ask for help: To request assistance or support.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• wrap up: To complete something, such as a film or project
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• mental: Concerning the mind
• instinct: Natural way of thinking; intuition
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• binge: To eat or drink too much at one time
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
• numb: Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• valid: Being in effect or in force, often legally
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
• chore: Task done to keep a house in order e.g. cleaning
• bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
• drown: To kill something by putting it under water
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• point: An item to be discussed
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• reflex: Body's physical reaction done unconsciously
• worthy: Having merit or value; being honorable, admirable
• overdue: Past the date you should do something
• tangle: To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
• battlefield: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
• tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
• mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
• mute: Not willing or being unable to speak
• downloadable: That can be transferred, usually from the internet