Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• pick up on: To notice or become aware of something that is not obvious.
• opening up: Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
• across from: Being on the other side
• in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
• ask in: To invite someone to enter one's home or place.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
• circle back: To return to a previous topic or point in conversation.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
• empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
• 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
• overwhelm: To defeat something or someone completely
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
• tiny: Very, very small
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
• observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
• tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• consciously: In a manner that is aware, and on purpose
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• invisible: Being unable to be seen
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• nuance: Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
• architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
• unconsciously: Without thinking; not deliberately
• verbal: Concerning verbs
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• irritation: Feeling or state of being annoyed or upset
• upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
• fidget: to make continuous, small movements because you are nervous or bored
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• person: Man, woman or child
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• compass: Device that shows the direction of north
• harshly: In a severe, extreme, or not kind manner
• awkwardness: Lack of ease in social situations
• overlook: To look down on; be able to see from
• diffuse: To cause something to spread through a large area
• calibrate: To adjust an instrument to take exact measurements
• decode: To translate from code into the plain text
• psych: (Of an upcoming event) to cause excitement in
• micro: A prefix meaning 'very small'
• empathic: Showing empathy/understanding of others' states