Vocabulary

• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• got to: To arrive at some place
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• have to: Must do
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• go away: To go on vacation
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• at school: Present and attending school.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• Easier said than done: More difficult than it appears to be.
• reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• compliment: Remark saying someone looks nice, plays well, etc.
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• elite: The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• initial: First letter of your given name
• rehearse: To practice e.g. play, speech before a performance
• consistency: Quality of behaving or meaning the same
• intentionally: With a plan to do or achieve something
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• validation: Act of finding or testing the truth of something
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• assertive: Being confident and sure of yourself
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• praise: To express approval of something or someone
• obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• detach: To send away a military unit on a special mission
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• competence: Ability to do in a fully satisfactory way
• fitness: Good physical condition; being in shape
• great: Very good; better than before
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• hardship: When life is not easy, e.g. through being poor
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• visualization: Act of creating an image in your mind
• simplistic: Being too simply expressed or explained
• mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
• outsource: To obtain goods or services from outside suppliers
• externally: On or from the outside
• situational: In a particular place or location
• dangerously: In a dangerous way; so that someone could be hurt