Vocabulary

• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• dig in: To start eating eagerly and enthusiastically.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• on cue: At exactly the moment expected or required.
• have on: To be wearing something.
• as follows: Used to introduce a list or explanation.
• in red: Marked or written using the colour red.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• on the news: Reported or broadcasted as part of a news program.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• in terms of
• at hand: Close by; readily available.
• dire consequences: Very serious or terrible results that follow an action or event.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• have to: Must do
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• turn into: To change to become something else
• in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
• as fate would have it: By destiny or chance, usually unexpectedly.
• presence of mind: The ability to remain calm and take quick, sensible action in a difficult situation.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• distraction: Something drawing your attention away from
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• traumatic: Causing upsetting emotional effects over time
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• awareness: Having knowledge of something
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• military: Army or armed forces
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• diminish: To make something smaller or less important
• rewind: To make something go backwards
• dire: (E.g. of consequences) very serious
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• mindfulness: Paying attention to your responsibilities
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• utilize: To use something for a particular purpose
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• mindful: Bearing in mind; attentive to
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• exquisite: Being very sensitive or detailed, e.g. of taste
• fully: Completely or entirely
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• laboratory: A place to do scientific experiments
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• devise: To think of and plan something
• interval: Distance in pitch between two notes
• overload: To make a machine work too hard so it might break