to bolt	to leave running
to bolt down	to eat greedily, to swallow
apprehension	anxiety, fear about the future
unwieldy	awkward to move or control, because of its size, cumbersome
in all honesty	if I'm to be honest
over the top	to an excessive degree, exaggerated
on its own merits	according to its qualities
to be at odds with sb	to disagree
reminder	sth that reminds you of sth else
below the poverty line	having very little money
squirmy	causing embarrassment or discomfort
to avert	to avoid, to dodge, to prevent
to mitigate	to make less severe
viable	workable, able to develop on its own
buffer times	time between two activities
to unwind	to calm down, to relax
to streamline	to make more efficient by dividing sth into smaller groups
a chest	a financial support
to get off one's chest	to reveal what troubles you have
hook, line and sinker	for sure, entirely
to flood back	to recall all of a sudden
to chicken out	not to do sth for fear of sth going wrong
to be a fly on the wall	to witness secretly
paradigm	a typical example
a buzzword	an often used term