Vocabulary

• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• lead to: To result in some action
• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• increased risk: A greater chance of something harmful or dangerous happening.
• in check: Under control; restrained.
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• 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
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• adrenaline: Chemical in the body that responds to stress, fear
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• irritable: Annoyed; easily annoyed or angered
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• nausea: Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
• cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
• shrink: To become smaller
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
• persistent: Continuing to do something despite challenges
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• address: Exact street location of a place
• valuable: Being useful or important
• section: A part of a whole
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• digestion: Process of changing eaten food for use in the body
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
• cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
• illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• posture: Attitude someone adopts regarding a subject
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• mindfulness: Paying attention to your responsibilities
• spine: Line of bones that runs down your back
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• noggin: A human head
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• alertness: State of being aware and able to respond quickly
• prolong: To make continue for a longer amount of time
• cellular: Concerning a cell of a living thing
• discomfort: To cause to feel uncomfortable or not at ease
• worsen: To make or become worse
• shorten: To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information