Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• lead to: To result in some action
• see out: To continue doing something until it ends, especially something difficult or unpleasant.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• for instance: As an example.
• under the influence: Affected by alcohol or drugs to the extent that mental and physical control is markedly diminished.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• in motion: Moving; not stationary.
• one and the same: Exactly the same person or thing.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• critical to: Extremely important or essential.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• crave: To have a very strong desire for something
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
• disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
• psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
• pursuit: Act of following someone to catch them
• plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
• professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
• colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
• alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• progressive: Believing in modern ideas about social change
• steep: Very expensive
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
• important: Having power or authority
• statistic: Number that represents a piece of information
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• alertness: State of being aware and able to respond quickly
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• stimulus: Something that causes a change
• addict: Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• pornography: Pictures or stories that stimulate sexual desire
• hyper: Very excited or active
• vein: Tube that returns blood from the body to the heart
• cocaine: Illegal drug made from coca leaves
• forbid: To order someone not to do something
• contingency: What you do in case an emergency or problem occurs
• baseline: Imaginary standard by which things are compared
• trough: Long open container for feeding farm animals
• snort: To force air noisily through the nose
• unquote: To remove the quotation marks from