Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• on to: Toward something; forward
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• give in: To submit work; hand in
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• weight down: To make something heavier or more difficult to move.
• run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• too heavy: Having excessive weight; difficult to lift or move.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• lead to: To result in some action
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• phone in: Call someone by phone, often to report or notify remotely.
• turn off
• have to: Must do
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• push through: To continue with a plan or activity despite difficulties or opposition.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• instinct: Natural way of thinking; intuition
• deliberate: Carefully thought out in advance
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• narrative: The telling of a story
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
• instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• tiny: Very, very small
• plateau: Flat land that is higher than the land around it
• willpower: Ability to make yourself do what you really want
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• require: To demand that someone does something
• novelty: Items that are unusual, interesting, or unique
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• subconscious: Occurring in the mind without direct thinking
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• boredom: Feeling of being uninterested or unexcited
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• defect: Fault in someone or something
• grit: Strong determination
• anterior: Front
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• act: To behave in a certain way
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• stimulation: Arousal of interest or emotions
• quit: To leave a job
• glitch: Small problem, fault preventing something working
• slate: To strongly criticize someone usually in public
• novice: A person with little or no experience in something
• tenacity: Quality of willing to keep trying despite trouble
• visualization: Act of creating an image in your mind
• gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
• calibrate: To adjust an instrument to take exact measurements
• baseline: Imaginary standard by which things are compared
• overload: To make a machine work too hard so it might break
• monk: Man belonging to religious group that live simply
• inconvenience: Quality of being difficult or annoying to do
• intolerance: Refusing to accept the ways of others
• scaffold: To build on previous information or knowledge
• unlock: To use a key or code to open something