Vocabulary

• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• have to: Must do
• below the radar: Not attracting attention or notice, especially intentionally.
• push away: To move someone or something away from you by pushing.
• throw away: To fail to take advantage of a good chance
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• full of themselves: Having an excessively high opinion of oneself; arrogant or conceited.
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• conscious: Aware of what is going on around you
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• deliberately: In a careful, considered manner; on purpose
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
• psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• insult: To disrespect someone by being rude or impolite
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• awareness: Having knowledge of something
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• pleasant: Causing a good feeling
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• mature: Behaving like an adult
• contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
• plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• formula: A mathematical or scientific rule
• turmoil: Very confused situation where things are not clear
• resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• appalling: Causing shock or distress because it is terrible
• plausible: Being reasonable and possibly true
• poignant: Having the effect of making you feel sad/moved
• unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
• hatred: Very strong feeling of dislike; hate
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• philosopher: Person studying the meaning of truth and life
• assign: To give someone a particular job to do
• legitimately: In a lawfully recognized manner
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• disruptive: Causing trouble; disturbing a class, etc.
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• person: Man, woman or child
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• agitate: To disturb or excite emotionally
• relish: (Usually spicy) food that adds zest to a dish
• disgust: Strong feeling of dislike for something
• benevolent: Aiming to do good or benefit someone
• annoy: To make someone angry
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• employ: To use something for a specific task
• arrive: To reach the place you are traveling to
• wildly: In an uncontrolled manner; very; strongly