Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• have to: Must do
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• ask for help: To request assistance or support.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• over your head: Too difficult to understand.
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• without me: Not including me; excluding me.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• broken leg: A fracture in one of the bones of the leg.
• lean on: To depend on someone for support or help.
• push through: To continue with a plan or activity despite difficulties or opposition.
• jot down: To write something quickly on a piece of paper so that you do not forget it.
• long list: An extensive or detailed enumeration of items, names, or details.
• look back: To think about past events
• a few moments: A short period of time
• cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
• prioritize: To rank things in importance
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
• motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• notion: Sudden idea or desire to do something
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• pile: Large amount of something
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• tiny: Very, very small
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• therapist: Person skilled in a particular type of therapy
• accountability: Responsibility to someone or for some activity
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• fabulous: Almost impossible to believe, incredible
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• delegate: Person attending a meeting
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• doable: Able to be done; possible
• couch: To formulate in a particular style or language
• stagnant: Unmoving; not growing, as of an economy
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• notification: Act of giving formal or official information
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• nourish: To cause an idea, belief, or feeling to develop
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• jot: None or very little
• depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
• lighten: To make (something) weigh less
• quicksand: Pit of loose wet sand which sucks objects into it
• finch: Any of various songbirds with a thick beak