Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• dive in: To start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm.
• miss out: To exclude; not include in something
• deal with
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• tally up: To calculate or add up a total.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• lean in: To move closer to someone or something, often by bending forward.
• geek out: To talk about or do something with great enthusiasm because you are very interested in it.
• off the beaten path: In a place where few people go; not well known.
• sit down: To take a seat
• play it safe: To avoid risks; to be cautious.
• lean into: To bend or move your body closer to something, often for support or to get a better view.
• stay home: To remain in one's house or residence.
• spread yourself too thin: To take on too many tasks and be unable to handle them well.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• ahead of the curve: Being more advanced or knowledgeable than others.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• with age: As someone gets older; as time passes.
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• leap: To enter or start something eagerly
• curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
• innovative: Having or using new methods or ideas
• repetitive: Doing or saying the same things many times
• intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
• validate: To show to be officially correct or allowable
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• sniff: To detect something, e.g. a potential problem
• quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
• ferment: To go through a chemical change to make alcohol
• mindfulness: Paying attention to your responsibilities
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• hesitate: To pause because unsure or reluctant to do
• cautious: Careful about avoiding danger, problems
• endless: Having or appearing to have no end
• quirky: Odd or unusual; strange
• linguistic: Of or relating to language
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• empathetic: Exhibiting deep emotional understanding
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• caution: Quality of being cautious; avoiding risk, danger
• tally: To count or reckon up; to score a point
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• portal: Type of gate or entry point, e.g. to the internet
• picture: General situation or state of being
• lifelong: Continuing through life; lasting a long time
• geek: Socially awkward person, who knows about computers
• nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
• agreeableness: A temperamental disposition to be agreeable
• snail: Slow moving creature with soft body and hard shell
• psych: (Of an upcoming event) to cause excitement in
• shark: Person who lends money at unfair rates of interest
• whirlwind: Very powerful dangerous spinning wind
• yelp: (E.g. dogs) to cry out with a high-pitched bark
• unfinished: Not yet ended; not complete; still being done
• sushi: Rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed