Vocabulary

• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• next moment: Immediately after; very soon.
• behind closed doors: In private; secretly or confidentially.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• lead to: To result in some action
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• check out
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• stigma: Mark of shame or disgrace
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• threshold: Degree or level at which something begins
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
• affection: Feeling of liking someone or something
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• charismatic: Able to attract and make them like you
• assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• deter: To stop people doing a thing; stop from happening
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• manipulation: Act of controlling to gain an advantage
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• reconciliation: Getting two figures/accounts to match financially
• bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
• withdrawal: Action of pulling back or move away or backward
• inflict: To make someone endure (something bad)
• compliance: Act of obeying a law, etc.
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• unpredictable: Difficult to guess about (the future)
• paradoxical: Seemingly contradictory but possibly true
• loneliness: State of feeling sad because you are alone
• attentive: Thoughtful and considerate
• perpetuate: To make something continue for a long time
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• intermittent: Occurring at irregular times; off and on
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• deep: Complex and important
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• believe: To think or accept that something is true
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• tolerable: Able to be endured or suffered; acceptable