Vocabulary

• wake up: To stop sleeping
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• at least: As a minimum
• got to: To arrive at some place
• have to: Must do
• lock in: To secure something, such as a price or deal, for a specific period.
• after dinner: Following the meal of dinner.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• next to: Being located along side another
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• coping mechanism: A psychological strategy used to manage stress or emotional distress.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• happen on: To find or discover by accident.
• go on: To continue doing something
• give in: To submit work; hand in
• at a cost: Involving loss or sacrifice.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• go away: To go on vacation
• on purpose: Intentionally; deliberately.
• eat up: To eat all of something
• put aside: To save money regularly.
• sit around: To spend time idly; to do nothing in particular.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• break in: To wear new (shoes, etc.) to make them comfortable
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• sit down: To take a seat
• on to: Toward something; forward
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
• meditation: Act of deep and quiet thinking
• distraction: Something drawing your attention away from
• routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• urge: A strong desire for something
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• meditate: To think deeply and quietly to calm your spirit
• priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• impulse: Sudden desire to do something that is not planned
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• analogy: Comparison of things based on their similarity
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• isolation: Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• slumber: Act of sleeping; sleep
• ideally: In a perfect way; very suitably
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• tank: Container for holding liquid or gas
• gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
• energize: To give more energy and power to someone
• tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
• calmness: Feeling of being relaxed, and not worried or angry
• nah: Way of saying 'No'
• lunchtime: The time you eat your midday meal