Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• make up: To invent or create a story
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• lighten up: To become more cheerful or less serious.
• text back: To reply to a text message.
• deal with
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• set up
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• vulnerability: Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
• compromise: To weaken your position or views
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• extreme: Very great in degree
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• express: To send something by fast mail
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• insecure: Lacking confidence or certainty about yourself
• mortgage: Long-term loan from a bank for buying property
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• inherent: Existing as an essential part of
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• pathetic: Causing feelings of sadness, pity and sympathy
• validation: Act of finding or testing the truth of something
• seek: To ask someone for help
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• respect: To follow the established rules
• valid: Being in effect or in force, often legally
• deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• bitter: Feeling angry and sad over something
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
• leave: To go away from; depart
• idiot: A person who is foolish or not very smart
• sizzle: A hissing sound of something burning or frying
• domain: A field of knowledge, thought or influence
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• notification: Act of giving formal or official information
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• needy: Poor; without much money
• incompatible: Not able to get on, be used together
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• platonic: Purely spiritual; as friends only; not sexual
• lizard: Reptile with scales and a long body and tail
• pendulum: Weight on chain/cord swinging from a fixed point
• crippling: To hurt and make useless
• worthless: Being of no value; without positive aspects
• mute: Not willing or being unable to speak
• checkout: Counter in a supermarket where you pay for goods