General vocab

all of a sudden (adv)

suddenly or expectedly

fixate (v)

think about smth too much & find difficult to spot = obsess

turn on sm (v)

to attack sm physically or verbally in a unexpected way

turn sm on to smth (v)

to make sm interested in smth

drift apart (v)

to become less friendly and distant

hit (v)

when a idea/thought hits you, it suddenly think of it

whatsoever (adj)

used after a negative phrase to emphasize it

establish (v)

1. to start having a relationship & communication with smth

2. to cause smth to be accepted/familiar

3. to discover/get proof of smth

to drink smth out of smth (v)

to drink directly from smth

grab a spoon (v)

to get ready/join in

revelation (n)

reveal (v)

on a roll (idiom)

experiencing a period of success or luck

take (the) credit (for smth) (v)

to accept the praise given (for smth)

upbeat (adj)

full of hope and happiness

apparently (adv)

according to what you have heard or seen

dread (v)

to feel extremely worried or frightened about smth that might happen

take the heat of sm

to reduce the amount of criticism that sm have to deal with

shoot for the star

aim high & try your best

steer clear of sm/smth

to avoid sm/smth that’s dangerous or likely to cause problems

roll with the punches

to be able to deal with a series of difficulties

a cheap shot

a criticism/attack on sm that’s unfair

shake life a leaf

to shake uncontrollably because you’re very worried or nervous

default (v)

to fail to so smth that you legally have to do

incentive (n)

smth encourages you to do smth by giving you a reward

incentivize (v)

to make sm want to do smth

keep on trucking

to continue to do smth that’s boring and ordinary

crack down

to start dealing with bad & illegal behavior in a more serve and extreme way

cushion the blow

to make a bad situation less serious - attenuate

have sm (fair) share of smth

to have a lot/more than enough of smth bad

take the shot

to try to do smth

yardstick (n)

a fact/standard by which you can judge the success/value of smth

cut it/that out

used to tell sm to stop talking/behaving in an annoying way

drop/lower sm guard

to stop being careful to avoid danger/difficulty