Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• go straight: To continue in the same direction without turning.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• change your mind
• gravitate toward: To be attracted to someone or something.
• stand out
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• things change: Circumstances or situations do not remain constant; they evolve or transform over time.
• authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• genuinely: In a real, actual, not false or artificial way
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• intimacy: The sharing of private and personal things
• genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
• contagious: Able to be passed on by touch
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• evolve: To develop certain features
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
• psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• awareness: Having knowledge of something
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• counterintuitive: Contrary to what common sense would suggest
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• ordinary: Normal or usual
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
• value: Importance you attach to something
• rigid: Stiff rather than flexible
• ego: Opinion you have about yourself and your worth
• invisible: Being unable to be seen
• obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• humility: Quality of not feeling better than others
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• tick: To function properly or normally
• irresistible: Being so attractive or desirable you cannot say no
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• gravitate: To move toward something due to an attraction
• trendy: In the latest style; up to the minute
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• trustworthy: Honest and reliable
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• thoughtful: Concerned about needs and feelings of other people
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• flexibility: The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
• interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
• underrate: To undervalue or underestimate