Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• jump off: To leave a path or designated area.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• run around with: Spend time with certain people, often implying casual or informal company.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• at school: Present and attending school.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• add on: To attach or include something extra.
• move mountains: To achieve something that seems impossible or very difficult.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• intimate: (E.g. of detail) fine, detailed or complete
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• prefrontal: Anterior to a frontal structure
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• impulsive: Acting without really thinking about it; rash
• huge: Very very large
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
• valid: Being in effect or in force, often legally
• misery: Thing that causes unhappiness
• offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• patent: Legal protection for inventions or ideas
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• humiliate: To cause to lose pride, self-respect, or dignity
• act: To behave in a certain way
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• insanely: In an insane manner
• alive: Living; not dead
• spur: To make your horse go faster
• derive: To come from another thing
• perpetrator: Someone who commits a crime
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• adolescent: Teenager developing into an adult
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• rash: Without much thought; done or acting too quickly
• skip: Very large waste disposal bin
• suicidal: Feeling you may kill yourself; depressed
• provisional: Temporary and subject to certain conditions
• stun: To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
• chrome: Shiny metal often found on car bumpers
• webcam: Camera showing live photos of place on internet