Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• settle for: To accept something although not satisfied with it
• going on: To continue doing something
• work out
• go on: To continue doing something
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• annual physical: A yearly medical examination to assess overall health.
• want out: To desire to withdraw or escape from a situation, agreement, or commitment.
• want in: To desire to participate or be included in something.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• booby prize: A prize given to the person who comes last in a competition, often as a joke.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• look through: To examine carefully to see what is there
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• interact with
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• at hand: Close by; readily available.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
• at least: As a minimum
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• run with: To take and work with an idea, plan as your own
• in other news: Used to introduce a different or additional news topic.
• heading to: Going in a particular direction.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• repetition: When something occurs again
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• optimal: Best or most desirable; best possible
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• mediocrity: Ordinariness; being boring because just average
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• adaptation: Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• pessimistic: Having negative feelings about the future
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• pessimism: Inclination to expect negative outcomes
• bail: Money given to ensure prisoner returns to a court
• cynicism: Belief that bad motivates things/people are bad
• optimist: Someone who believes the future will be good
• iteration: Single execution of a repeated set of instructions
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
• theorem: A statement that can be proved
• unhappy: Not feeling happy; sad or worried