Vocabulary

• at once: Immediately; without delay
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• break it down: To simplify something complex into smaller, more manageable parts.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• lights up: Third-person singular present tense of to illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• at least: As a minimum
• stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
• stand up for: To support someone or an idea, e.g. human rights
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
• obsession: Irrational motive for performing certain actions
• vulnerability: Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• chaotic: Utterly confused
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• flaw: Quality that makes something imperfect
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• prefrontal: Anterior to a frontal structure
• messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• amygdala: Almond-shaped structure in the brain's anterior
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• dismiss: To consider that something is at an end
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• animation: The process of creating moving images using drawings, computer graphics, or other techniques.
• intensely: In a manner that is very strong or extreme
• oxytocin: Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk
• stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
• anthropologist: Person who studies human origins and development
• scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
• flutter: To bet on a e.g. a horse race or game
• rollercoaster: Amusement passenger ride that rises and falls
• hormonal: Concerning or caused by hormones in the body
• diving: To swim deep under water with an air supply
• heighten: To increase the degree or intensity of something
• unforgettable: Impossible to forget; memorable; impressive
• unclear: Not easy to understand; not obvious
• heartbreak: Great sorrow caused by e.g. death of loved one
• reactivity: Ready susceptibility to chemical change
• associative: Bringing ideas or events together