Vocabulary

• lead to: To result in some action
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• get a grip: To control your emotions and behave more calmly.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• at bay: Kept at a distance; held back.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• too heavy: Having excessive weight; difficult to lift or move.
• check out
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• meditation: Act of deep and quiet thinking
• obsession: Irrational motive for performing certain actions
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
• 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
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• binge: To eat or drink too much at one time
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• interpret: To express so that others understand it
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• nausea: Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
• interaction: Process of people or things affecting each other
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• obsessive: Characterized by or constituting an obsession
• therapist: Person skilled in a particular type of therapy
• compulsive: Having difficulty to stop yourself doing something
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• serotonin: A neurotransmitter in the brain that helps regulate mood, sleep, appetite, and emotional well-being; often referred to as the "feel-good" hormone.
• cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
• clingy: Sticking or holding onto something, someone
• repetitive: Doing or saying the same things many times
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• mindfulness: Paying attention to your responsibilities
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• hesitate: To pause because unsure or reluctant to do
• testosterone: Natural chemical responsible for the male sex
• nurture: Care and support given to people as they develop
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• oxytocin: Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk
• aggression: Use of energy and determination to achieve a goal
• creep: To move quietly so as not to be seen
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• intrusive: Appearing or getting involved where not wanted
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• overly: To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• unbearable: Not able to be accepted or tolerated
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• overdrive: Extra gear on a vehicle that allows more power