Vocabulary

• reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• have to: Must do
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• settle on: To decide definitely to do or have something.
• for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
• carry out
• my personal favorite: Something that I like more than other things.
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• away from home: Not at one's residence; at a distance from one's home.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• in the absence of: When someone or something is not present or available.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
• in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
• face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
• count off: To count numbers in turn, usually out loud
• go on: To continue doing something
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• off the hook: Released from an obligation or responsibility.
• sticky fingers: Tendency to steal; a person who steals.
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• neutral: Something with pH value of 7
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
• intricate: Very detailed or difficult to untangle
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• renowned: Widely known and esteemed
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• divine: Concerning or coming from God or a god
• imitation: Act of copying or imitating something
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• communication: Talking to people; giving information to people
• informal: Casual; relaxed
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• flush: Feeling that comes suddenly
• formation: Process of creating; making a particular shape
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• hallmark: Quality that is typical or defines person or thing
• imply: To suggest something, without saying it directly
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• insignificant: Being very small or unimportant
• staff: Employees of a company
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• surrounding: To be all the way around something
• assure: To confirm; state with certainty something is so
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• pat: Person's name
• trust: To expect confidently
• entity: Something that exists by itself and is real
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• level: Specific height of something
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• worm: Small thin tube-shaped animal without legs
• emergence: The process of emerging, coming out
• downtown: Located in the business part of a town
• sprawl: To spread out in an uncontrolled way
• impractical: Not useful or realistically possible
• scone: Small cake in which fruit is generally added