Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• have to: Must do
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• show of hands: A way of voting in which people raise their hands to show that they support something.
• deal with
• act out: To perform a role before going on stage; practice
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• in a vacuum: Existing or considered without relation to other things; isolated from outside influences.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• the whole story: The complete and unabridged account of something.
• work out
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• wrap up: To complete something, such as a film or project
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• meditation: Act of deep and quiet thinking
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• express: To send something by fast mail
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• arousal: Being woken up from sleep; sexual excitement
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• interpretation: Explanation of the meaning of something
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
• incompetent: Not having the skill or ability to do a thing well
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• vacuum: Space with absolutely no air in it
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• verbal: Concerning verbs
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• important: Having power or authority
• physiological: Of or relating to functions of the body
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• act: To behave in a certain way
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• provoke: To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• vent: To express anger or grievance loudly/with feeling
• verbally: Through speech; using words
• stride: To make progress on something such as a project
• offender: Person who breaks a law or other rule
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• hydraulic: Of a system operated by water or other liquids
• stroller: Upright baby carriage in which the child sits up
• lawyer: Professional who helps people with the law
• yoga: Exercise system to gain suppleness and tranquility
• unload: To express strong or troubling feelings
• causal: Showing the direct reason for something
• forcefully: Strongly; in a way intended to be effective
• phd: Advanced university degree; Doctor of Philosophy
• attribution: Something that a specific person thinks was the cause
• situational: In a particular place or location
• snowstorm: Storm with widespread snowfall and strong winds