to feel as though one is under the control of external factors and is influenced by them
What is caught in the grip of
100
a state in which someone thinks about someone or something constantly or frequently especially in a way that is not normal
What is obsession
100
extend; predict on the basis of known data
What is extrapolate
100
common, ordinary, everyday
What is mundane
100
pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal
What is retreat
200
likely to [do] something; apt to have something.
What is prone to
200
a sudden flash of understanding, sudden knowledge
What is epiphany
200
To explain in greater detail
What is elaborate
200
Needlessly repetitive
What is redundant
200
a piece of information or a story passed from one person to another without any proof that it is true
What is rumor
300
fail
What is flame out
300
A group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization;
collected group of varied things
What is conglomerate
300
worry
What is fret
300
separate and different from each other
What is discrete
300
to collect a lot of something, usually so that it can be used in the future
What is stockpile
400
sustain or keep going
What is keep afloat
400
width; extent
What is breadth
400
to annoy or irritate
What is irk
400
having or showing the attitude of people who speak and behave in a very formal and serious way because they believe that they are better, smarter, or more important than other people
What is pompous
400
To make someone or something do more than they are able or should do
What is overtax
500
main source of income
What is bread and butter
500
Space to contain something/ability to hold or contain a certain amount of something
What is capacity
500
to take something against its owner's will
What is seize
500
having great power, influence, or effect.
What is potent
500
relating to or involving conscious mental activity (thinking, understanding, learning, remembering)