Vocabulary

• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• have to: Must do
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• lean on: To depend on someone for support or help.
• through thick and thin: Through good times and bad times; during both prosperity and adversity.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• improve upon: To make something better than it already is; to enhance or build upon an existing thing.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• in hand: In one's possession or control.
• go hand in hand: Two things closely related or connected, usually occurring together.
• suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• for instance: As an example.
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• check out
• such as: For example; like
• in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
• subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• prioritize: To rank things in importance
• intimacy: The sharing of private and personal things
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• esteem: Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• express: To send something by fast mail
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• spouse: Someone's husband or wife
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• insecure: Lacking confidence or certainty about yourself
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• financial: Involving money
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• abuse: To mistreat or be cruel towards someone
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• dominant: The strongest; most powerful
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• rigid: Stiff rather than flexible
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
• invisible: Being unable to be seen
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• unrealistic: Not seeing or interpreting things as they are
• deceive: To make someone believe something that is not true
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• narcissistic: Admiring yourself excessively
• act: To behave in a certain way
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• overly: To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
• blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• dysfunctional: Acting in an abnormal way or not as required
• hotline: Telephone line that gives direct, fast access