Vocabulary

• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• hold water: To be logical, consistent, or sound; to stand up to scrutiny.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• nuts and bolts: The basic practical details.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• going on: To continue doing something
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• have to: Must do
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
• overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• resentment: Feeling of anger because of unfair treatment
• burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
• neural: About the nerves or nervous system
• syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
• therapist: Person skilled in a particular type of therapy
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
• due: When something is required or expected
• alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
• tease: To purposefully bother an animal
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• irritated: To disturb, anger, or upset someone
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• point: An item to be discussed
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• adulthood: Time of life when a person is fully grown
• resentful: Angry at unfair treatment
• guru: An inspirational teacher or spiritual guide
• clergy: Priests as a group
• online: Connected to the internet
• heather: Purple flower that grows on moors