Vocabulary

• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• such as: For example; like
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• get between: To just do well enough to pass, e.g. a course
• lead to: To result in some action
• suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
• fun and games: Enjoyable activities; sometimes used ironically for trouble.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• regardless of
• in sync: Operating or occurring at the same time or rate.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in store: About to happen in the future
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• have to: Must do
• tip of the iceberg: A small visible part of a much larger problem.
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
• motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• therapist: Person skilled in a particular type of therapy
• require: To demand that someone does something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• fake: Not real; made to look like something real
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• inadequate: Unsatisfactory; not good enough; not enough
• relieve: To make less boring by making some change
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• public: Owned by the government
• volunteer: Working willingly without pay to help others
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• orgasm: Moment of most intense pleasure when having sex
• uterus: Inside part of female animals where young develop
• flurry: Sudden rush of activity
• dysfunction: Failure to act as expected, as in a social context
• clinic: Local medical center; department of a hospital
• intimately: Privately and personally
• climax: Most exciting, intense point in a series of events
• unable: Not being able to do something
• roadblock: Barrier set up by police to stop traffic
• yoga: Exercise system to gain suppleness and tranquility
• bodily: By moving the whole of something