Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• freak out: To react or behave in a wild or irrational way
• dive in: To start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm.
• in the midst of: Surrounded by; in the middle of.
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• think through: To consider carefully so all points are covered
• hold your tongue: To stop yourself from saying something you might regret.
• chill out: To relax and stop being angry or nervous about something.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• in the hospital: Located inside a hospital receiving medical care.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• wrap up: To complete something, such as a film or project
• make or break: Capable of ensuring success or causing failure.
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• positive impact: A beneficial or advantageous effect.
• send in: To mail or email an application, etc. somewhere
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• come on over: An invitation to visit someone's home or location.
• special gift: A particularly thoughtful or unique present.
• want in: To desire to participate or be included in something.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• meditation: Act of deep and quiet thinking
• inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• circumstance: Condition or fact that affects a situation
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• impulse: Sudden desire to do something that is not planned
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
• shift: To change in position or direction
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• chill: State of being a little cold
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• appearance: The way a person looks to others
• remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
• huge: Very very large
• endeavor: To attempt or make effort to do something
• factor: Something that influences a result
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• caveat: Warning or caution in a legal document
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• radically: Completely or extremely
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
• leave: To go away from; depart
• grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• important: Having power or authority
• mantra: Repeated expression, as in Hindu/Buddhist prayers
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• midst: Middle area or part of something
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• business: A company formed for making profit
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• chuck: To throw carelessly or casually
• jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
• friendship: Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
• sliver: Thin, often long piece of something, e.g. cheese
• tire: To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
• reactive: Easily reacting to; responsive
• airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
• shiitake: Edible east Asian mushroom