Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• clear out: To empty things out of a place
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• by day: During the daytime; not at night.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• write down: To record in writing
• second nature: A behavior that has become automatic or habitual.
• lead to: To result in some action
• all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• ritual: Performed as part of a ceremony
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• repetition: When something occurs again
• cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• frustrating: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• concentration: Amount or number of something in a thing or place
• retention: Act of holding something inside the body
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• tiny: Very, very small
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• emphasize: To stress the items that are important
• remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• cram: To add more to something that is already full
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• exponential: (Of an increase) at a faster and faster rate
• neuroscience: Scientific study of the nervous system
• daily: Happening every day
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• burnout: When you get exhausted from the effort of your job
• atomic: Concerning atoms
• samurai: Japanese warrior from centuries ago
• destroyer: Something that destroys others, e.g. a navy ship