Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• for too long: For an excessively extended period.
• falling apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• in the process of: During the course of; while something is happening or being done.
• giving person: A person who is generous and willing to give things to others.
• work out
• creep in: To enter or affect something gradually or stealthily.
• keep the peace: To maintain order and prevent conflict or disturbance.
• tune in: To listen to a radio program or watch a television program.
• have to: Must do
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• esteem: Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• resentment: Feeling of anger because of unfair treatment
• guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• cruel: Hurtful; acting to hurt others intentionally
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• dilemma: Position in which you must make difficult choices
• disguise: Change in appearance so you will not be noticed
• suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• assertive: Being confident and sure of yourself
• validation: Act of finding or testing the truth of something
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• favor: Support or approval from people
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• aggression: Use of energy and determination to achieve a goal
• exhausting: To emit gas from the back of a car
• guilt: Shame at doing something bad or wrong
• assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
• creep: To move quietly so as not to be seen
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• overhaul: To repair and fix something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• override: To make (rule or law) not be valid anymore
• discomfort: To cause to feel uncomfortable or not at ease
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• backfire: (Vehicle) to explode fuel in the muffler
• lash: Small hairs that grow above and below your eyes
• outburst: Sudden expression of anger or increase of activity
• fester: (Of a problem) to get worse because unattended to
• somatic: Of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit