Vocabulary

• lead to: To result in some action
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at least: As a minimum
• for the sake of: For the purpose of; in the interest of.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• by contrast: Used to introduce an idea or situation that is very different from one you have just mentioned.
• anything other than: Except for; not including
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• happen on: To find or discover by accident.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• chain of events: A sequence of occurrences, where each event causes or influences the next.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• team up with: To join with someone in order to work on something together.
• rule out: To eliminate as a possibility; exclude.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• dig deep: To make a great effort; to try very hard.
• shying away: To avoid something because of nervousness or a lack of confidence.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• have to: Must do
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• fall back on: To make use of, when you have no other options
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• turn away: To go in a different direction; not face something
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• check out
• mental: Concerning the mind
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• option: A choice
• belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
• act: To behave in a certain way
• principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
• argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• action: Something that a person or thing does
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
• free: Living, happening without being controlled
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• ball: Large dance where people dress formally
• prophecy: Statement that something will happen in the future
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• wheat: A kind of grain that is used to make flour
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• oatmeal: Cereal made from rolled or ground oats
• temperament: Person's nature or typical moods
• causation: Act of causing or creating an effect
• causal: Showing the direct reason for something
• libertarian: Person who believes in low government interference
• deterministic: Happening as an inevitable result of a prior cause
• determinism: Theory that all events are consequences of causes