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a phase of (development) | one of the stages of a process of development or change |
to be capable of (doing st.) | having the qualities or ability needed to do something |
an odd (behavior) | different from what is normal or expected, especially in a way that you disapprove of or cannot understand |
to constrain (your behavior) | to stop someone from doing what they want to do; to limit something |
to assess (so.’s skills/abilities) | to make a judgment or calculate the value of something after thinking carefully about it |
(st. is) appropriate for (so./a situ.) | correct or suitable for a particular time, situation, or purpose |
to interact (with others) | when people talk to each other, work together, or affect each other in a communicative way |
(st. is) predominantly (good, bad, adj.) | mostly or mainly |
a ratio of (1 to 5, etc.) | a relationship between two amounts, represented by a pair of numbers showing how much bigger one amount is than the other |
a disorder | a mental or physical illness which prevents part of your body from working properly |
to be diagnosed with (a disease) | to find out what illness someone has, or what the cause of a fault is, after doing tests, examinations, etc. |
(at one end of) the spectrum | a complete range of opinions, people, situations etc., going from one extreme to its opposite |
to be sensitive to (something) | easily affected or damaged by something such as a substance or temperature |
(these traits) characterize (so./st.) | to describe the qualities of someone or something in a particular way |
an overload of (things) | when someone gets too much of something at one time and then becomes tired and unable to think very carefully about any of it |
to trigger (a problem) | to make something happen very quickly, especially a series of events |
self-expression | a demonstration or example of your feelings or thoughts, especially through activities such as painting, writing, or acting |
heredity | the process by which mental and physical qualities are passed from a parent to a child before the child is born |
antisocial (behavior) | violent or harmful to other people, or shows that you do not care about other people; does not enjoy meeting or being with other people |
to utter (a sound) | to make a sound with your voice, especially with difficulty |