Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• have to: Must do
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• make up: To invent or create a story
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• sit down: To take a seat
• a few moments: A short period of time
• emotionally charged: Filled with strong emotions; causing strong emotions.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• let up: To do something more slowly or less intensely
• break from: To separate oneself from an association or way of life, typically due to disagreement or disillusionment.
• on edge: Anxious, nervous, or irritable.
• against you: In opposition to you.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• turn into: To change to become something else
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• belief system: A set of principles or tenets which together form the basis of a religion, philosophy, or moral code.
• third one: The item that is in the third position in a sequence.
• wear your heart on your sleeve: To openly show your emotions and feelings.
• without fail: Certainly; always; surely.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• latch onto: To understand something, often after a period of confusion.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• material: Cloth; fabric
• compromise: To weaken your position or views
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• repetition: When something occurs again
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• express: To send something by fast mail
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• relentless: Continuing without slowing or losing strength
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• idiom: Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court