Vocabulary

• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• next to: Being located along side another
• in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• awkward: Lacking smooth movement
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
• associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
• character: Person in a story, movie or play
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• shift: To change in position or direction
• flaw: Quality that makes something imperfect
• algorithm: A step-by-step problem-solving feature
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• intentionally: With a plan to do or achieve something
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• genre: Category of art, music with its own qualities
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• repetitive: Doing or saying the same things many times
• explicit: Definite; clearly stated; specific
• steer: A cow
• flexible: Bending easily
• taboo: Not being accepted by customs or society
• meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
• clarity: Being easy to be seen through, heard or understood
• click: To work well with someone or something
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• ironic: Funny because it is the opposite of the truth
• lust: Sexual desire
• important: Having power or authority
• intrusive: Appearing or getting involved where not wanted
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• anime: A form of Japanese animation
• arc: Smoothly curving line or movement
• incoming: Coming toward a place or position; arriving
• objectification: Concrete representation of an abstract idea