Vocabulary

• in part: To some extent; partially.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• on the book: Recorded in an official list or register.
• from birth: Since the time someone was born
• in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
• on the spot: Immediately; at that location.
• of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• those times: A period in the past, often remembered fondly.
• allow me: A polite way of offering to do something for someone.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• tease apart: To separate or disentangle something carefully and delicately.
• have to: Must do
• sit with: To stay with someone and provide support or comfort.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• at least: As a minimum
• dig into: To start eating food enthusiastically.
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• better understanding: An improved level of comprehension or knowledge.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
• meditation: Act of deep and quiet thinking
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• adrenaline: Chemical in the body that responds to stress, fear
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• spot: A certain place or area
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
• curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• attribute: (Of books, art, music) to say it was composed by
• mindfulness: Paying attention to your responsibilities
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• tease: To purposefully bother an animal
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• flush: Feeling that comes suddenly
• important: Having power or authority
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• hub: Center of action or interest
• facial: Treatment to improve condition of the skin of face
• impoverished: Not having enough money; short of money
• intrinsically: In a way that is naturally and always a part of
• secrete: To hide something so it will not be seen or found
• statistical: Concerning the math of data
• conceptual: Including concepts or the forming of concepts
• rev: Short form of reverend
• circuitry: Electronic equipment consisting of switches
• soundtrack: The songs connected to a movie
• squirt: To fire liquid out of a small hole under pressure
• reincarnation: Rebirth in a new person or form after death
• woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
• confrontational: Causing arguments/anger, e.g. by speaking directly
• jumbo: Something that is very large
• recreate: To make a past situation exist again
• incarnate: Being in a bodily (human) form
• juggernaut: Unstoppable force, campaign, movement, or object
• blare: (Of a radio, etc.) to make a very loud sound