Vocabulary

• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• for that matter: Used to emphasize that something is true or likely to happen, or to introduce a related point.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• pass up: To reject an offer or suggestion
• spend more time: To dedicate a greater amount of time to a particular activity or person.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• turn into: To change to become something else
• go for it: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• in a box: Contained or confined inside a box or small space.
• or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• adrenaline: Chemical in the body that responds to stress, fear
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• crave: To have a very strong desire for something
• dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• nostalgia: Sad, but positive feeling about memories/the past
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• detrimental: Harmful
• mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• prefrontal: Anterior to a frontal structure
• stack: A large number or amount of something
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• fuzzy: Covered with fur or short hair
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
• thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• nostalgic: Feeling sad, but positive about memories/the past
• noggin: A human head
• anterior: Front
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• addict: Person who can’t control their overuse of a thing
• entice: To attract someone by appealing to hope or desire
• own: To have something as your property
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• deep: Complex and important
• nucleus: Center of an atom
• collect: By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
• part: Division of a book
• collection: Act of asking for money for a debt or a charity
• lottery: Betting game of buying tickets to win money
• grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
• benchmark: Standard by which other similar things are judged
• childhood: The time when you are a child
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• action: Something that a person or thing does
• cousin: Child of your uncle or aunt
• item: Single, brief piece of news or reporting
• alike: Equally; applied equally to several people/things
• showcase: Cabinet to display objects or goods for sale
• sludge: Very thick type of mud, usually caused by rain
• sadness: Unhappy feeling when something bad happened
• mint: Candies with the taste of mint
• bob: To move up and down repeatedly
• mutant: Organism derived from a change in genes
• historian: Someone who studies the course of history
• triangle: Three people connected with each in a relationship
• meltdown: Very large disaster, where everything goes wrong
• lore: Traditional knowledge or tales relating to a thing
• unchecked: With the details not yet confirmed as correct
• cingulate: An adjective of a girdlelike marking or structure, such as a band or ridge, on an animal.
• turtle: Animal that lives in water and has a hard shell
• sonic: Concerning sound, its waves, and speed