Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• push through: To continue with a plan or activity despite difficulties or opposition.
• stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in terms of
• have to: Must do
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
• stumble upon: To accidentally discover or meet
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• obsession: Irrational motive for performing certain actions
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• notion: Sudden idea or desire to do something
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• dilemma: Position in which you must make difficult choices
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• valuable: Being useful or important
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
• require: To demand that someone does something
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• praise: To express approval of something or someone
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• wicked: Morally bad; evil
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• master: To gain control over something
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• dash: To hit against something with a lot of force
• fleet: Group of ships under one commander
• pillar: Tall strong post that supports a building
• tenacity: Quality of willing to keep trying despite trouble
• foundational: Being the base or important starting point
• firefighter: Person whose job is stopping and putting out fires