Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• share in: To participate in something; to have a part or interest in something.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• lead to: To result in some action
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• have to: Must do
• in every way: In all manners or respects; completely.
• fill out: To become fatter
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• adrenaline: Chemical in the body that responds to stress, fear
• obesity: State of being so fat it can harm your health
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
• sensation: (Person) attracting the interest of many people
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
• psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
• cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
• excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
• cram: To add more to something that is already full
• colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
• respond: To answer something or someone
• induce: To make someone do something; create an outcome
• acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
• briefly: Using little time or resources
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• placebo: Harmless pill for comparison in trial of new drug
• stressful: Worrying; causing tension
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• beneficial: Giving an advantage, having a helpful effect
• physiological: Of or relating to functions of the body
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• unwind: To reverse something that has been twisted/turned
• horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• public: Owned by the government
• dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• nauseous: Feeling like you want to vomit
• trustworthy: Honest and reliable
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• coaster: Mat placed under a glass to protect furniture
• reef: Line of rocks or sand at the surface of the ocean
• auto: Car; a road vehicle with four or more wheels
• milligram: One thousandth (1/1000) of a gram