Vocabulary

• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• lead to: To result in some action
• have to: Must do
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• at the moment: At this time; now
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• eating healthy: The practice of consuming foods that are beneficial for one's health and well-being.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• mindset: Way someone things about something
• deprivation: State of lacking something needed
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• circadian: Concerning biological processes occurring at -hour intervals
• metabolic: Concerning the body's metabolism
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• nutrition: Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• caffeine: Substance in coffee, etc. that keeps you awake
• dip: To decrease or lower temporarily
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
• deprive: To deny someone access to or take away something
• lifespan: Length of time something is expected to last
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• placebo: Harmless pill for comparison in trial of new drug
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• alertness: State of being aware and able to respond quickly
• recommendation: Act of suggesting something as a good choice
• holistic: Involving all of something
• memory: Ability of the mind to call back past things
• demise: Concerning a death
• intermittent: Occurring at irregular times; off and on
• nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
• thesis: Long paper presenting original research and ideas
• wellness: State of being happy, healthy or prosperous
• unavoidable: That cannot prevent from happening
• latency: State of being not yet evident or active
• tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
• nighttime: Time after sunset and before sunrise
• newborn: Having just/recently arisen or come into existence