Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• book on: A book about a particular subject.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• as we know it: In the form or way commonly understood or accepted.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• such as: For example; like
• behind closed doors: In private; secretly or confidentially.
• for the better: Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
• genuinely: In a real, actual, not false or artificial way
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• obstacle: Object that blocks a path or course
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• shift: To change in position or direction
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• humble: Being lower in quality or status
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• virtue: Benefit, advantage, or good result of something
• obese: Fat over a long period, so harming your health
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• fulfillment: Feeling of satisfaction from achieving something
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• dwell: To live in a certain place
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• harmony: Pleasing, attractive combination of parts, things
• spine: Line of bones that runs down your back
• calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• humility: Quality of not feeling better than others
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• glory: State of having respect, honor or pride
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• ripple: Small gentle low wave on the surface of water, etc.
• succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
• reinvent: To present something in a new and interesting way
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• confrontation: A disagreement or argument
• agitate: To disturb or excite emotionally
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• great: Very good; better than before
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• refresh: To refill a person's glass with a drink
• contention: Having the possibility of winning
• triple: Group or set of three
• governance: Way a government is run; function of a government
• teapot: Pot for brewing tea with a spout and handle