Vocabulary

• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• lead to: To result in some action
• at least: As a minimum
• coping mechanism: A psychological strategy used to manage stress or emotional distress.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• share in: To participate in something; to have a part or interest in something.
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
• illusion: Idea, image or impression that is not correct
• intimacy: The sharing of private and personal things
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
• compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
• psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
• consent: To agree or give approval to do something
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• seek: To ask someone for help
• resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• amygdala: Almond-shaped structure in the brain's anterior
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• overly: To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
• dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
• rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• predictable: Capable of being guessed before it happens
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• familiarity: Manner of talking or behaving
• regain: To get something back that had been lost
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
• empowerment: Giving the power to make their own decisions
• erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
• afterward: Happening after something else happened
• contradictory: (Of evidence) showing the opposite