Vocabulary

• quick question: A brief and simple inquiry.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• dive in: To start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm.
• have to: Must do
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
• side project: A project undertaken in addition to one's primary job or responsibility.
• scheme of things: The way that things are generally ordered or arranged in the world or in a particular situation.
• halfway through: At or in the middle of a period of time or an activity.
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• on the fly: While in motion or progress; spontaneously; without prior planning or preparation.
• tally up: To calculate or add up a total.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• on the mark: Exactly correct or accurate.
• give off: To produce a smell or gas; emit
• check out
• mental: Concerning the mind
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
• compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
• spontaneous: Happening on its own, without anyone helping it
• binge: To eat or drink too much at one time
• meditate: To think deeply and quietly to calm your spirit
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• cozy: Comfortable, warm, pleasant, and often, small
• vibe: Distinct emotional aura experienced instinctively
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• brew: A beer; a drink of beer
• messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• contemplate: To consider whether you will do something
• observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
• wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
• temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
• authenticity: Quality of being genuine, not a fake or copy
• grand: A counter for 1000 of something
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• retreat: Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• sanctuary: Place to find rest and relaxation
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• empower: To give someone a power or ability
• important: Having power or authority
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• gadget: Interesting or unusual tool with a practical use
• tutorial: A lesson given to a small group
• serene: Very calm or peaceful
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• closet: Small room or cupboard used for storing things
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• thoughtful: Concerned about needs and feelings of other people
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• minimalist: Emphasizing extreme simplification in form
• nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
• tally: To count or reckon up; to score a point
• skim: To remove fat, etc. from the top of a liquid
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• practicality: State of being useful or realistically possible
• fireplace: Open area in a wall where a fire can be built
• cryptic: Mysterious in meaning; not speaking directly
• karaoke: Singing popular songs to a prerecorded soundtrack
• psych: (Of an upcoming event) to cause excitement in
• superpower: State powerful enough to influence world events
• hangout: Frequently visited place
• skateboard: Board with wheels you stand on to ride