Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• shut out: To prevent from entering; keep out of relationship
• at the sight of: When seeing something, especially suddenly or unexpectedly.
• lose control: To no longer be able to direct or restrain something.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• beyond the pale: Outside the bounds of acceptable behavior; outrageous.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• in line with: In agreement with; conforming to.
• bring about: To cause to happen
• rock bottom: The lowest possible level or point.
• above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• esteem: Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
• disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• utterly: Completely
• manifest: List of cargo on a ship
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• traumatic: Causing upsetting emotional effects over time
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
• foremost: Being the best or most important
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• tendency: Likelihood to behave in a particular way
• burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
• distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
• impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• humble: Being lower in quality or status
• obsessive: Characterized by or constituting an obsession
• radical: Person who believes in extreme political change
• compulsive: Having difficulty to stop yourself doing something
• intention: Aim or purpose
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
• generous: Giving or ready to give freely
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
• torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
• assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• sympathetic: Feeling favorable to something; wanting to support
• unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• counterproductive: Tending to hinder the achievement of a goal
• pale: Light in color; unhealthy looking
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• ensure: To make something sure, certain, or safe
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• intrusive: Appearing or getting involved where not wanted
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• act: To behave in a certain way
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• despise: To have no respect whatsoever for a person/thing
• prescribe: (Of doctors) to say what medicine should be taken
• censor: To remove inappropriate material from books, films
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• person: Man, woman or child
• equilibrium: A state of balance or harmony
• manic: Very excited in an almost uncontrollable way
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• psychopath: Violent, mentally disturbed person
• love: Person's name
• child: A very young person, between about 2 and 15
• blasphemy: Disrespect for God or established religion
• handwash: Washing or laundering by hand not with a machine