Vocabulary

• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• for too long: For an excessively extended period.
• push down: To apply pressure to something from above, forcing it downwards.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• sit with: To stay with someone and provide support or comfort.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• act on: To have an effect on something.
• have to: Must do
• feel for: To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
• for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• set up
• authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
• conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• meditation: Act of deep and quiet thinking
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
• cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
• strength: Condition of being strong
• navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• afford: To make available, to provide
• neglect: Act of failing to do something important, required
• suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
• passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• absence: State of not being present, or not existing
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• tolerance: Ability to adjust to changes, your environment etc.
• forge: To create something by hammering hot metal
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• deficiency: Lack of something that is necessary
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• unpredictable: Difficult to guess about (the future)
• piece: A counter in a board game
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• provoke: To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• adulthood: Time of life when a person is fully grown
• person: Man, woman or child
• concert: Musical entertainment performed in public
• compass: Device that shows the direction of north
• explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
• numbness: State of not being able to feel or sense something
• anime: A form of Japanese animation
• disproportionate: Not equal or in balance
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• childhood: The time when you are a child
• unsuspecting: Not feeling doubts or suspicions
• serenity: Absence of mental stress or anxiety
• graceful: Showing beautiful movement, behavior or form
• stoic: Person who can suffer without complaining
• muffle: To make a sound less loud or clear, as by covering
• flamingo: Large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird
• swan: Large white water bird with a long graceful neck
• shutdown: Termination of operations
• stoicism: Indifference to pleasure or pain or suffering