Vocabulary

• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• lead to: To result in some action
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• on edge: Anxious, nervous, or irritable.
• social bonding: The development of close interpersonal relationships.
• lights up: Third-person singular present tense of to illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• due to: Because of; owing to
• vital for: Absolutely necessary or important; essential.
• or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
• crush on: To have a brief but intense infatuation with someone.
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• intimacy: The sharing of private and personal things
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• esteem: Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
• intimate: (E.g. of detail) fine, detailed or complete
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
• compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• tolerate: To be able to adjust to changes of various kinds
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• affection: Feeling of liking someone or something
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
• pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• isolation: Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• amygdala: Almond-shaped structure in the brain's anterior
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• gauge: A tool used to measure things
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• oxytocin: Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk
• insecurity: Lack of confidence or certainty about yourself
• strengthen: To make something stronger
• withdrawal: Action of pulling back or move away or backward
• neuroscientist: Neurobiologist who specializes in the study of the brain
• anterior: Front
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
• loneliness: State of feeling sad because you are alone
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• affirmation: Statement that something is true
• cingulate: An adjective of a girdlelike marking or structure, such as a band or ridge, on an animal.