Medium S2E3: English vocabulary

willing to listen to and consider new ideas, suggestions, or criticism

feeling as if you might vomit

better or more suitable than something else

relevant to the subject being discussed

related to depression or showing signs of depression

people who claim they can sense hidden things or predict the future

the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

relating to prisons and the punishment and rehabilitation of offenders

to force someone to do something, or make them feel they must do it

strange in a way that makes you feel nervous or frightened

usually; in the normal way

locked with a key

a respectful way to refer to a doctor

home; to or at home

not heard or not listened to

smiling broadly and showing happiness or excitement

attractive, stylish, and confident

to continue to exist or be remembered

to make it possible for something to happen

the regular patterns of electrical activity in the brain

a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

to indicate or suggest something

to send a bill or proposal back to a legislature after it has been reviewed

past tense and past participle of shoot

a person who wants to control other people or every detail of a situation

to cause someone to suffer something unpleasant or painful

cleaned thoroughly by rubbing

in a worse financial or living situation than before

passed from parents to children through genes

used to tell someone to ignore or cancel the last thing said

the skin on the top of your head

to make something white or lighter using a chemical process

used to strongly emphasize that something is true or should happen

to identify an illness or problem by examining the signs and tests

say a poem, speech, or passage aloud from memory

to find or meet someone or something by chance

having a mental illness

a person who served in a war

a room in a hospital, care home, or similar place where people can sit and relax during the day

having enough skill or knowledge to do something well

to be unable to stop yourself from doing something

to clean something thoroughly by scrubbing it

involving doing things yourself, not just watching or planning

at the beginning; originally

someone who claims to have special powers to know things or see the future

to find time or space for something in a busy schedule or limited place

according to what is expected or believed, but not necessarily in real life

to be the same as something else or agree with it

a quick, informal check or inspection

the act of building a bridge

the ordinary world of everyday life, especially as different from school, theory, or imagination

to do someone else's job or perform their role for a short time

to break a rule, law, or agreement

a common medicine used to reduce pain, fever, and swelling

your family and relatives

a written copy of spoken, recorded, or printed material

used to talk about an earlier time in the past

after that; from then on

to copy the way someone speaks or acts

to see something briefly or only partly

to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

prepare something so it can be used or can happen

to put something away and keep it for later

an official card or document that shows who someone is

a non-alcoholic version of a Bloody Mary cocktail

to some extent; fairly

to give something to another person

the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

a casual way to say goodbye

willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them

to become healthier or improve

used to say that something will happen or is true even if someone does not want it

relating to the treatment of mental illness

very pleasant or enjoyable

an operation in which an organ or tissue is moved from one body to another

used to express relief that something bad did not happen