Vocabulary

• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• at first glance: Upon initial observation or assessment.
• turn off
• stir up: To cause trouble; incite unrest.
• light up: To illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• lead to: To result in some action
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• loosen up: To become more relaxed and less tense.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• instinct: Natural way of thinking; intuition
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• vulnerability: Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
• empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• extreme: Very great in degree
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• compassionate: Feeling sympathy for people who are suffering
• shift: To change in position or direction
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
• military: Army or armed forces
• syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
• sympathy: Feeling for other people when they are in trouble
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• ambassador: Official representing a country in another country
• resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
• glance: Quick or temporary look at
• rigid: Stiff rather than flexible
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• irrational: Not sensible or reasonable; illogical
• humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
• dominance: Having more power, success than others
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• lavish: To use or give a lot of something
• ironic: Funny because it is the opposite of the truth
• hostage: Person held prisoner to get a demand satisfied
• hostility: Hostile action; an act of war
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• empathize: To imagine or understand how others feel
• blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
• daily: Happening every day
• person: Man, woman or child
• prolong: To make continue for a longer amount of time
• override: To make (rule or law) not be valid anymore
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• militant: Using strong forceful methods to achieve a goal
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• bloom: To flower; to produce flowers
• lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• belong: To be a welcomed as a new member of a group
• morph: (Of computer animation) to gradually change shape