Vocabulary

• head over heels: Deeply and completely in love.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• my eye: Used to express disbelief or skepticism.
• going on: To continue doing something
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• on the back of: As a result of or following something.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• pass on: A polite way of saying 'to die'
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• get stuck in: To become enthusiastically involved in something.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
• feel happy: To experience a sense of joy, pleasure, or contentment.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• crave: To have a very strong desire for something
• dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
• urge: A strong desire for something
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
• idiom: Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• gender: State of being male or female
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• soak: To make something completely wet
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• neurotransmitter: Chemical released by nerves that boost signals within the body
• testosterone: Natural chemical responsible for the male sex
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• shatter: To break into small pieces
• downside: Negative aspect of something
• lust: Sexual desire
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
• tummy: Stomach or belly
• anthropologist: Person who studies human origins and development
• unable: Not being able to do something
• romance: To court someone into a love relationship
• chemically: By means of a chemical process
• asexual: Without sexual organs; not involving sex
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information