Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• boil down: To reduce in volume by boiling; to concentrate.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• from now on: Starting at this moment and continuing indefinitely into the future.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• once and for all: Completely and finally; decisively.
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• talk on: To talk at length about a particular subject.
• shoot the messenger: To blame the bearer of bad news unfairly.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• light up: To illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• dig into: To start eating food enthusiastically.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• insane: Mentally ill; crazy
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• distinct: Clearly different in nature from something else
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• express: To send something by fast mail
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• compassionate: Feeling sympathy for people who are suffering
• flaw: Quality that makes something imperfect
• myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• prefrontal: Anterior to a frontal structure
• essence: Most important part or quality of something
• consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
• distinguish: To make something clearly different from others
• emphasis: Special attention, importance, or force
• examine: (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
• argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• criticize: To assess the work of others
• mammal: Animal which drinks milk from its mother
• nurture: Care and support given to people as they develop
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• communication: Talking to people; giving information to people
• junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• emotion: A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• empathetic: Exhibiting deep emotional understanding
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• neuroscience: Scientific study of the nervous system
• reptile: Animals such as snakes, lizards
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• deep: Complex and important
• part: Division of a book
• disgust: Strong feeling of dislike for something
• embed: To place or set inside rock, etc.
• scientifically: In an manner that follows the rules of science
• beholder: Person who is looking
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• statistically: With respect to statistics
• woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
• academia: Academic world; universities and their staff
• messenger: Someone who delivers things, e.g. by motor bike
• phd: Advanced university degree; Doctor of Philosophy
• usable: Able to be used; good enough to use
• nonviolent: Deciding to not use physical force
• otaku: Geek; a person who follows a hobby very intensely