Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• strip away: To gradually reduce the power, rights, or possessions of someone.
• set you free: To release something that wasn't free to leave
• have to: Must do
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• ask for permission: To request authorization or consent to do something.
• of a lifetime: Describes something very special or unique in one's life.
• in color: Displayed or produced using all colors; not black and white.
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• at least: As a minimum
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• kick in: (Of a medicine, plan, etc.) to start to have an effect; become operative
• stand behind: To support or defend someone or something.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• moment of truth: A critical point, especially in a difficult situation, when one's fate or success is determined.
• the moment of truth: The crucial time when the real outcome is decided.
• think on: To consider something carefully before making a decision.
• see to: To attend to; take care of
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• let it show: To allow something to be visible or apparent.
• authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• unconscious: Not aware of what is going on around you
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
• shift: To change in position or direction
• presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• sabotage: To destroy or damage, often secretly, to weaken
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• require: To demand that someone does something
• validation: Act of finding or testing the truth of something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• mediocrity: Ordinariness; being boring because just average
• diminish: To make something smaller or less important
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• ego: Opinion you have about yourself and your worth
• authenticity: Quality of being genuine, not a fake or copy
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• mediocre: Average; not outstanding; not very good
• praise: To express approval of something or someone
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• breakthrough: Important discovery in doing something difficult
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• unpredictable: Difficult to guess about (the future)
• greatness: Property of outstanding importance or eminence
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• great: Very good; better than before
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• childhood: The time when you are a child
• authentically: In a manner showing it is real and not a copy
• perfectionism: Belief that only something perfect is acceptable
• psyche: Soul, mind, or feelings of a person or group
• whiteboard: A white board in a classroom on which you write
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer