Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in terms of
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• writ large: Displayed or obvious in a very clear or exaggerated way.
• too much work: An excessive amount of tasks or responsibilities.
• round the clock: All day and all night; continuously.
• on the scene: Present at a location, especially where something has happened.
• in the picture: Aware of what is happening; informed.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• at hand: Close by; readily available.
• move along: To make progress; advance.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• have to: Must do
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• book on: A book about a particular subject.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• turn on
• dial up
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• out and about: Having returned to your usual activities after an illness.
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
• take away from: To reduce the positive effect or value of something.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• for the better: Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
• look after: To take care of someone or something
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• strike: To hit something
• amount: Quantity of something
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• shift: To change in position or direction
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• contemporary: Being modern, up -to-date, of this age
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• couple: To join something to something else
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• frequently: Often; regularly
• infant: Child in the beginning stage of life; a baby
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• leave: To go away from; depart
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• pregnancy: When a woman carries her unborn baby inside her
• testosterone: Natural chemical responsible for the male sex
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• clueless: Totally uninformed about what is going on
• custody: Legal right to be responsible and care for a child
• mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
• dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
• societal: Concerning society or a society
• biologically: As regards life and living things
• caregiver: Person giving care or helping others
• datum: Item of factual information
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• parenthood: State of being a parent
• breastfeed: To feed a baby with breast milk
• normative: Comparing with the average