Vocabulary

• deal with
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• around the clock: All day and all night; continuously.
• page out: Send a message via pager to someone.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• in terms of
• next to: Being located along side another
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• such as: For example; like
• call in: To ask others for help when in need
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• pick up on: To notice or become aware of something that is not obvious.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• come down with: To become ill with a disease or illness
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• look back: To think about past events
• think back: To recapture the past
• off the shelf: Readily available; not custom-made.
• pulled off: To manage to succeed
• at least: As a minimum
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• due to: Because of; owing to
• full picture: A complete and comprehensive understanding of a situation or issue.
• spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
• jump on: To criticize someone suddenly and strongly.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at bay: Kept at a distance; held back.
• fight back: To make your point more strongly against opponent
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• sit with: To stay with someone and provide support or comfort.
• smoking gun: Decisive evidence of a crime or wrongdoing.
• no smoking: A rule or sign indicating that smoking is not allowed in a particular area.
• move back: To retreat or withdraw from a position.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• get on with: To have a good relationship with someone
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• make light of: To treat something as unimportant or less serious.
• embrace it: To accept something enthusiastically.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• material: Cloth; fabric
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• evolve: To develop certain features
• psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• traumatic: Causing upsetting emotional effects over time
• respiratory: (Medical) concerning breathing
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• amount: Quantity of something
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• humble: Being lower in quality or status
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• leave: To go away from; depart
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• asthma: Lung illness causing difficulty in breathing
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• compensation: (Money) given or received as payment for loss
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• terrible: Very bad; horrible
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• subsequently: After something else has happened; as a result
• great: Very good; better than before
• lung: One of the two organs we use to breathe
• repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• crane: Water bird characterized by its long neck and legs
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• brook: Small river