Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• push on: To continue with some effort; persevere
• come along: To go with someone who takes the lead
• root for: To support a sports team
• seek out: To look for and find someone or something, especially when it is not easy to find.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in terms of
• at odds: In a state of conflict or disagreement
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• have to: Must do
• in place of: Instead of; as a substitute for.
• soften up: To make something softer or more pliable.
• by fair means or foul: Achieving something by any methods, whether fair or dishonest.
• at fault: Responsible for something negative or undesirable; deserving blame.
• from the start: From the very beginning; from the outset.
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
• cut through: To pass or go directly through something, often overcoming an obstacle.
• being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
• off kilter: Not perfectly balanced or aligned; askew.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• ill afford: To be unable to do something because it would cause problems.
• out of the way: Remote; isolated.
• for good measure: As an extra amount; in addition to what is strictly necessary.
• of late: Recently; lately.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• heading to: Going in a particular direction.
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• genuinely: In a real, actual, not false or artificial way
• guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• compelling: To force someone to do something
• dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• crap: Impolite way of saying something is not good; Faeces
• precious: Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
• keen: Being eager or excited for something to happen
• insight: Power to understand people and things very well
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• impulsive: Acting without really thinking about it; rash
• affection: Feeling of liking someone or something
• obsessive: Characterized by or constituting an obsession
• formula: A mathematical or scientific rule
• valuable: Being useful or important
• nutrient: A chemical living things needs to be healthy
• contemplate: To consider whether you will do something
• initiate: To cause something to begin
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• scarcity: Very small or limited amount of something
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• fantasy: Something imagined and very different from reality
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
• compatibility: Ability to get on (or be used) well together
• authentically: In a manner showing it is real and not a copy
• dysfunction: Failure to act as expected, as in a social context
• takeaway: Employee benefit deleted in union contract
• triangle: Three people connected with each in a relationship
• coy: Withholding information that could be revealed