Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• have to: Must do
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• for too long: For an excessively extended period.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• lead to: To result in some action
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• at the risk of: Used to introduce a statement that may offend or be criticized.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in moderation: Not excessively; with restraint.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• keep it off: To avoid gaining weight again after having lost it.
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• in a word: Briefly; in short.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• sit down: To take a seat
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• at worst: If the most unfavorable outcome happens.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
• eat: To put food in your mouth
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• food: What people and animals eat to live
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• study: To focus on learning something usually at school
• long: Person's name
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• need: To be unable to manage without something; require
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• thin: Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
• temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• mindful: Bearing in mind; attentive to
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• weight: How heavy something is
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• hunger: Strong desire or need
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• burn: To destroy with fire
• weigh: To balance things against each other
• percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
• range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• dozen: 12 people or things
• death: When someone dies; the end of life
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• successful: Having the desired effect or result
• overweight: Weighing more than a normal or allowed amount
• loss: Friend, family, or other loved person's death
• lifestyle: The type of life that you have; the way you live
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• respond: To answer something or someone
• tease: To purposefully bother an animal
• adjust: To change; to attain a desired state or function
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• starvation: Extreme hunger; death from lack of food
• shortage: A lack of something necessary
• reliability: A quality that makes something dependable
• harmless: Being unable to cause damage or injury; safe
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• obese: Fat over a long period, so harming your health
• moderation: Decrease in the amount of something that is high
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• classify: To arrange things into groups of similar items
• scarce: Not many; Not plentiful or abundant
• obesity: State of being so fat it can harm your health
• willpower: Ability to make yourself do what you really want
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• famine: Long-lasting period of little food in an area
• suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
• thermostat: Instrument that controls temperature in buildings
• metabolism: Chemical processes to convert food to energy
• intuitive: Able to understand by feeling rather than fact
• mindfully: In a careful deliberate manner
• mindfulness: Paying attention to your responsibilities
• furnace: Container with hot fire for melting metal, etc.
• geek: Socially awkward person, who knows about computers
• mislead: To make someone have the wrong idea about a thing
• buffet: Meal where eaters select from many various dishes
• binge: To eat or drink too much at one time
• meditate: To think deeply and quietly to calm your spirit
• collateral: Property you offer as security against a loan
• hypothalamus: Basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system
• neuroscientist: Neurobiologist who specializes in the study of the brain