Vocabulary

• without a shadow of a doubt: With complete certainty; no doubt at all.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on impulse: Acting suddenly without thinking about the results of your actions
• work off: To work to pay some debts
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• with time: As time passes; eventually.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• instinct: Natural way of thinking; intuition
• procrastinate: To delay doing something that you ought to do
• aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
• recap: Brief description of something that had been said
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• procrastination: Act of putting off something you ought to do
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
• interfere: To get involved in something not your business
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• impulse: Sudden desire to do something that is not planned
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• pleasant: Causing a good feeling
• impulsive: Acting without really thinking about it; rash
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• emphasize: To stress the items that are important
• gratification: Pleasure; happiness; satisfaction
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• element: Essential or particular part of something
• habitat: Natural place where a plant or animal lives
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• satisfaction: Happy feeling because of something that you did
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• act: To behave in a certain way
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• unpleasant: Causing a bad feeling in people
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• serenity: Absence of mental stress or anxiety
• procrastinator: Someone who postpones work out of laziness
• deadline: A date or time before which something must be done
• serial: Story that is told is several parts on TV or radio
• workload: Work you are expected to do in a specified time
• calmly: Without getting emotional, e.g. in times of stress
• squarely: Directly and without evading