Vocabulary

• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• have to: Must do
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• without knowing: Unaware; without being conscious of something.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• stand out
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
• drop out: To take no part in a society you disapprove of
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• bring together: To cause people to be friendly or to work well with each other.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• next to: Being located along side another
• accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
• entrepreneur: Businessperson who develops new businesses
• tremendous: Very good or very impressive
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
• anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
• fluent: Doing something well and with ease
• stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
• narrative: The telling of a story
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• irrelevant: Not important; not related to the topic
• obscure: To hide something to make it difficult to be seen
• obsolete: Not used anymore because something newer exists
• nerd: Intelligent but single-minded expert in a field
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• quest: Long and challenging journey to find something
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• literature: Writing valued as art, e.g. fiction, drama, poetry
• toddler: Young child learning to walk
• pivotal: Having a lot of importance
• bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• addict: Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
• overlap: To lie over or cover a part of something else
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• beard: Hair that grows on a man's face
• confess: To admit that you did something wrong
• basement: Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
• skewed: Not accurate or correct; biased
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• entrepreneurial: Open to new ideas about starting new businesses
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• peanut: Edible small nut which grows under the ground
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• lifelong: Continuing through life; lasting a long time
• ponder: To think about something with great care
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• long: Person's name
• mega: Big; great; large; impressive
• commonality: Sharing of common features
• kimchi: Korean spicy cabbage dish
• grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
• multiplicity: Existence in many forms
• hairstyle: Arrangement of the hair