Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• throw on: To put on clothing quickly and carelessly.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• in perspective: Considered in relation to other things, so as to judge what is truly important.
• cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• without knowing: Unaware; without being conscious of something.
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• on the couch: Receiving psychotherapy or psychological treatment.
• have to: Must do
• talk on: To talk at length about a particular subject.
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• after dinner: Following the meal of dinner.
• at least: As a minimum
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• stack up: To compare with something else; measure up.
• in the moment: At the present time; now.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
• on a trip: Traveling; away from home for a period of time.
• go on: To continue doing something
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• slip by: To pass or elapse unnoticed or without being acted upon.
• ease up: To reduce effort, pressure, or intensity.
• in circles: Moving or going around and around; not progressing.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• consistency: Quality of behaving or meaning the same
• messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
• accountability: Responsibility to someone or for some activity
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• click: To work well with someone or something
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• stubborn: Unwilling to give way or obey
• brick: Baked clay block used to build houses, walls
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• workout: Energetic exercise
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• waist: Narrower part of your body between hips and chest
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• refuse: To not accept, allow, or give something
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
• lifestyle: The type of life that you have; the way you live
• taper: (Of e.g. streets) to become gradually narrower
• soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink
• restart: To begin working again after it has stopped