Vocabulary

• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• become of: To happen or become the result of something.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• stay the course: To continue doing something until it is finished, even if it is difficult.
• get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• of value: Having worth, importance, or usefulness.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
• for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
• in hand: In one's possession or control.
• go hand in hand: Two things closely related or connected, usually occurring together.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• lead to: To result in some action
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• fight back: To make your point more strongly against opponent
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• full picture: A complete and comprehensive understanding of a situation or issue.
• in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
• by mistake: Accidentally; unintentionally.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• past it: No longer capable or effective due to age or declining condition.
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• keep at: To continuously try to do something
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• mindset: Way someone things about something
• mental: Concerning the mind
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
• despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• flawless: With no imperfections or errors
• syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
• incompetent: Not having the skill or ability to do a thing well
• fortune: What might happen to you in the future
• competent: Fully qualified or capable of doing
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• humility: Quality of not feeling better than others
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• complexity: State of having many parts and not being simple
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• competence: Ability to do in a fully satisfactory way
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• mount: To attach something to something else
• folder: Container that holds documents
• phd: Advanced university degree; Doctor of Philosophy