Vocabulary

• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• under the sun: Everything in the world; everything imaginable.
• at school: Present and attending school.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• being blamed: To be in the process of receiving responsibility or fault for something negative.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• substance use: The use of drugs, alcohol, or other substances.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• stick with: To continue to support or stay loyal to someone or something.
• step to: To approach someone or something, often with a specific purpose.
• in the driver's seat: In a position of control or authority.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• darn good: Extremely good; excellent.
• go for it: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• fill out: To become fatter
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
• check out
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• unconscious: Not aware of what is going on around you
• barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
• substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• subconsciously: From the subconscious mind
• narrative: The telling of a story
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• inherent: Existing as an essential part of
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• sabotage: To destroy or damage, often secretly, to weaken
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• therapist: Person skilled in a particular type of therapy
• curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• glimpse: To see or notice something very briefly
• subconscious: Occurring in the mind without direct thinking
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• performance: Act of doing something
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• briefly: Using little time or resources
• belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
• commute: To lessen or shorten a prison sentence
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• empower: To give someone a power or ability
• comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• ache: To want something very badly
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• business: A company formed for making profit
• pinpoint: Exact, as of accuracy
• part: Division of a book
• psychiatrist: Doctor who treats psychological disorders
• excessively: In a manner more than is necessary; too much
• hardcore: (Of sex films, etc.) extremely explicit
• dissect: To cut up plant or body into pieces to examine it
• glimmer: Dull, weak light
• pickup: Small truck that has an open back with low sides
• overeat: To eat too much so you become full or fat
• saboteur: Person deliberately destroying the work of others
• overspend: To spend more money than you have, had budgeted