Vocabulary

• red flag: A warning sign or signal of danger or a problem.
• walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• cover up: To hide something bad; conceal
• spill over: To flow over the edge of a container.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• interact with
• lead to: To result in some action
• give and take
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• interact: To talk or do things with each other
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• gratitude: Warm friendly feelings of thanks
• psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
• impulse: Sudden desire to do something that is not planned
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• hurdle: Small fence a person or horse jumps over in a race
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• inherently: As an essential part of
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• mutual: Shared between two or more people
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
• affection: Feeling of liking someone or something
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• emphasize: To stress the items that are important
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• accountability: Responsibility to someone or for some activity
• boundary: A division or border to separate two areas
• cynical: Always believing that bad things are the reasons
• quest: Long and challenging journey to find something
• flirt: To behave playfully to arouse romantic interest
• harbor: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
• equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
• delight: Strong feeling of great pleasure
• aspiration: Great desire to achieve something
• empower: To give someone a power or ability
• clueless: Totally uninformed about what is going on
• hallmark: Quality that is typical or defines person or thing
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• solely: With no one or nothing else
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• frantically: In a frenzied, wildly excited or worried way
• point: An item to be discussed
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• needy: Poor; without much money
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• infidelity: Being unfaithful to a spouse by having an affair
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• entitlement: Right (to benefits) granted by law, contract
• heartfelt: Earnest; sincere; strongly felt