Vocabulary

• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• step out: To go outside for a short time
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• at the moment: At this time; now
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for too long: For an excessively extended period.
• run away from: To run somewhere, e.g. to escape from something
• look back: To think about past events
• check out
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• urge: A strong desire for something
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• strength: Condition of being strong
• interpret: To express so that others understand it
• hurdle: Small fence a person or horse jumps over in a race
• consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
• frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
• awareness: Having knowledge of something
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• essence: Most important part or quality of something
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
• incompetent: Not having the skill or ability to do a thing well
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• setback: Unfortunate happening that hinders or frustrates
• retreat: Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
• clumsy: Moving or doing things awkwardly
• condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• amplify: To increase the effect of something
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• fluctuate: To shift back and forth uncertainly; change a lot
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• hardship: When life is not easy, e.g. through being poor
• torment: Great mental or physical pain
• insurmountable: (Of difficulties) impossible to deal with
• unfamiliar: Unusual; strange or unknown
• unknown: Not being known or famous
• regression: Going back in time or development