Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
• dive in: To start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm.
• hide behind: To avoid responsibility or truth by using something as an excuse.
• time left: The amount of time that remains or is available.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• have to: Must do
• or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
• walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• move into: To start living in a new house or building
• mess up: To make a mistake
• under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
• in reserve: Kept as a backup or for future use.
• too heavy: Having excessive weight; difficult to lift or move.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• write down: To record in writing
• write out: To write something in full instead of using abbreviations or symbols.
• get after: To talk to in order to get someone to do something
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
• strength: Condition of being strong
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• belly: Middle part of the body; the stomach
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
• insulin: Substance in the body processing sugar into energy
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• testosterone: Natural chemical responsible for the male sex
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• frustrate: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• visceral: From deep within you; caused by strong instincts
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• survival: Act of continuing to exist when facing difficulty
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• joint: Body parts where bones meet and can move together
• liver: Organ from animals served as food
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• abdominal: Concerned with the stomach area of a body
• elevate: To make something higher
• skip: Very large waste disposal bin
• fibrous: Containing, having or resembling threads
• refill: To make something full again