catastrophe (n)
/kəˈtæs.trə.fi/

an event that causes a lot of damage or makes a lot of people suffer

failure of nerve (phrase)
/ˈfeɪljər əv nərv/

failure of courage

adaptability (n)
/əˌdæptəˈbɪlət̮i/

ability to change with the environment

self-reliance (n)
/sɛlfrɪˈlaɪəns/

ability to depend on yourself

obsess over (phrasal verb)
/əbˈsɛs ˈoʊvər/

think only about

overcome (v)
/ˌoʊvərˈkʌm/

to succeed in dealing with or controlling a problem

confident (a)
/ˈkɑnfədənt/

feeling sure about your own ability to do things and be successful

imply (v)
 /ɪmˈplaɪ/

to communicate an idea or feeling without saying it directly

task (n)
/tæsk/

a piece of work that someone has to do, especially a hard or unpleasant one

seek out (phrasal verb)
/sik aʊt/

to look for and find someone or something, especially when this means using a lot of effort

capacity (n)
/kəˈpæsət̮i/

the ability to understand or to do something

potentially (r)
/pəˈtɛnʃəli/

in a state that can develop into something or be developed in the future

expand (v)
/ɪkˈspænd/

to increase in size, number, or importance, or to make something increase in this way

concentrated (a)
/ˈkɑnsnˌtreɪt̮əd/

showing determination to do something

mythologist (n)
/mɪˈθɑlədʒɪst/

person who studies mythology

the common thread (phrase)
/ðə ˈkɑmən θrɛd/

the common idea, the same idea

symbolic (a)
/sɪmˈbɑlɪk/

containing symbols, or being used as a symbol

face (v)
/feɪs/

to deal with a difficult situation

wisdom (n)
/ˈwɪzdəm/

the knowledge that a society or culture has gained over a long period of time

universal (a)
/ˌjunəˈvərsl/

done by or involving all the people in the world or in a particular group