Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• gravitate toward: To be attracted to someone or something.
• push back: To force someone to withdraw or retreat
• fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• keep the peace: To maintain order and prevent conflict or disturbance.
• stand up for: To support someone or an idea, e.g. human rights
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• come at: To approach someone to attack them
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• mental: Concerning the mind
• prioritize: To rank things in importance
• appreciate: To rise in value (of property or belongings)
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• insomnia: Inability to sleep for many nights
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
• excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• resentment: Feeling of anger because of unfair treatment
• guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• brutal: Extremely violent or mean
• tolerate: To be able to adjust to changes of various kinds
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• virtue: Benefit, advantage, or good result of something
• snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
• cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• respect: To follow the established rules
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• oxytocin: Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk
• guilt: Shame at doing something bad or wrong
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• empower: To give someone a power or ability
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• overly: To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• burn: To destroy with fire
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• burnout: When you get exhausted from the effort of your job
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• excessively: In a manner more than is necessary; too much
• downplay: To suggest something is not a serious as thought