Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• pull back: To move to a safer area; retreat
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• keep the peace: To maintain order and prevent conflict or disturbance.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• have to: Must do
• lead to: To result in some action
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• vulnerability: Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
• intimacy: The sharing of private and personal things
• intimate: (E.g. of detail) fine, detailed or complete
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• consistency: Quality of behaving or meaning the same
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• affection: Feeling of liking someone or something
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• absence: State of not being present, or not existing
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• proof: Act of showing that something exists or is true
• insecurity: Lack of confidence or certainty about yourself
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• overlap: To lie over or cover a part of something else
• unpredictable: Difficult to guess about (the future)
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.