Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• have to: Must do
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• sit down: To take a seat
• have on: To be wearing something.
• chase down: To pursue someone or something in order to catch them.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• look away: To turn your eyes in a different direction, especially because you are embarrassed, frightened, or upset.
• in different ways: Using various methods or approaches; with variety.
• get a sense: To understand or perceive something intuitively.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
• add up to: To amount to a particular sum or total.
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• next to: Being located along side another
• monkey around: To behave in a silly or playful way; fool around.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• interact: To talk or do things with each other
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• amount: Quantity of something
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
• leave: To go away from; depart
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• rot: To break down into pieces through dying; decay
• interface: Place where things come together to communicate
• trumpet: Brass wind instrument with a flared bell
• montage: Assembly of items, e.g. visual images
• twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds