Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• go on: To continue doing something
• have to: Must do
• in a state: In a particular condition or situation.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• aside from
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• in the same breath: Saying two things at once that seem to contradict each other.
• going on: To continue doing something
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• seek help: To ask for or try to get assistance or support.
• on the news: Reported or broadcasted as part of a news program.
• turn on
• face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• kill me: An exaggerated expression of frustration or annoyance.
• under the circumstances: Considering the situation; given the facts.
• look back: To think about past events
• punch in: To record the time of arrival at work on a time clock.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in plain sight: Easily visible; not hidden.
• regardless of
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• mental: Concerning the mind
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• grief: Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• prevalent: Being common; occurring frequently
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• vigilant: Being watchful; careful to monitor events
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• persistent: Continuing to do something despite challenges
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• eradicate: To remove or destroy something completely
• impair: To damage or weaken something
• illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• perpetual: Continuing forever
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
• agony: Great pain or suffering
• root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
• apologize: To say sorry because of a mistake or injury
• accusation: When you claim that someone has committed a crime
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• humiliate: To cause to lose pride, self-respect, or dignity
• act: To behave in a certain way
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• volunteer: Working willingly without pay to help others
• cubicle: Workspace with low walls within an office
• comprehend: To understand the meaning of
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• disability: Condition limiting your ability to do something
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• person: Man, woman or child
• murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• firsthand: Received directly from a source
• dysfunction: Failure to act as expected, as in a social context
• distort: To change the shape, appearance, or sound
• fragility: Lack of strength; easily broken or harmed
• sparse: Being few in number and often widely spread
• tidal: Of the regular rise and fall of the sea level
• involvement: Act or process of joining in a particular activity
• misunderstand: To fail to get the meaning correctly
• pathology: Study of diseases and their effect on the body
• penance: Action you must do to show you are sorry
• hopelessness: Lack of desire for, or belief in success