Vocabulary

• buckle down: To apply oneself seriously to a task or problem; to begin to work hard and earnestly.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• over your head: Too difficult to understand.
• for no good reason: Without any clear or valid reason; unjustified.
• kick off: To start a football match.
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• in the midst of: Surrounded by; in the middle of.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• such as: For example; like
• put off: To take off, e.g. clothing
• regardless of
• sit around: To spend time idly; to do nothing in particular.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• live up: To be as good as expected or promised.
• suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• susceptible: Likely to fall prey to, be drawn to or influenced
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• procrastinate: To delay doing something that you ought to do
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• adrenaline: Chemical in the body that responds to stress, fear
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• esteem: Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
• cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• procrastination: Act of putting off something you ought to do
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• dread: To await with great fear
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• prefrontal: Anterior to a frontal structure
• misconception: Wrong or misunderstood idea
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• address: Exact street location of a place
• require: To demand that someone does something
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• irrational: Not sensible or reasonable; illogical
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• due: When something is required or expected
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• evoke: To bring forth a certain feeling or memory
• ironically: Contrary to plan or expectation
• induce: To make someone do something; create an outcome
• amygdala: Almond-shaped structure in the brain's anterior
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• insecurity: Lack of confidence or certainty about yourself
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• buckle: Metal attachment or hook on the end of a belt
• midst: Middle area or part of something
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• apathy: Feeling of indifference; not caring about anything
• incompetence: Lack of skill or ability to do a task successfully
• identification: (Card or paper) that proves who a person is
• traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
• overpower: To control or defeat something or someone by force
• incoming: Coming toward a place or position; arriving