Vocabulary

• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• going on: To continue doing something
• reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
• all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
• have to: Must do
• off script: Not following a prepared script; speaking or acting spontaneously.
• no shame: Without a sense of embarrassment or guilt.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• hold it in: To restrain or suppress an emotion or feeling.
• toughen up: To become stronger, more resilient, or less sensitive.
• freeze up: (of a machine or part) to stop working because of ice or cold
• deal with
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• lighten the mood: To make the atmosphere or situation less serious or tense.
• think back: To recapture the past
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• dig into: To start eating food enthusiastically.
• on edge: Anxious, nervous, or irritable.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• pour out: To serve a drink by letting it flow from a container.
• for nothing: Without payment or reward; to no purpose or effect; in vain
• or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• share in: To participate in something; to have a part or interest in something.
• follow up on: To investigate or check on something.
• overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
• vulnerability: Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
• express: To send something by fast mail
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• awareness: Having knowledge of something
• permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
• burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• numb: Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• courage: Quality of being able to face danger without fear
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
• grill: Plate of food that has been grilled
• guilt: Shame at doing something bad or wrong
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• survival: Act of continuing to exist when facing difficulty
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• blurry: Being indistinguishable or unclear in shape
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
• uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
• diagnostic: Concerning finding out the cause of a problem
• disconnect: To separate something from something else
• suppression: Act of preventing the display of emotion, feeling
• peaceful: In a calm and quiet state
• shutdown: Termination of operations
• robin: Person's name