Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• heart pounding: Experiencing a rapid or forceful heartbeat, often due to anxiety, fear, or excitement.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• in small doses: Acceptable or enjoyable only when limited in quantity.
• such as: For example; like
• for too long: For an excessively extended period.
• lead to: To result in some action
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• run through: To pierce with a sharp pointed object
• due to: Because of; owing to
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
• overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
• distraction: Something drawing your attention away from
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• adrenaline: Chemical in the body that responds to stress, fear
• exaggerate: To makes things seem more extreme than reality
• evolve: To develop certain features
• resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• persistent: Continuing to do something despite challenges
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• hippocampus: A part of the brain that is part of the limbic system and is important for memory
• seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
• digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
• anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
• performance: Act of doing something
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• respond: To answer something or someone
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
• mindfulness: Paying attention to your responsibilities
• mild: Gentle in nature or behavior
• gland: Organ that produces substances for the body to use
• dilate: (Of the iris of the eye, etc.) to get bigger
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• oxytocin: Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• tray: A wide flat thing to carry food on
• bloodstream: Blood flowing through the circulatory system
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• hypothalamus: Basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system
• great: Very good; better than before
• adrenal: Located at the top of the kidneys
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• pituitary: Concerning the pituitary gland
• upcoming: Occurring soon; approaching
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• venomous: Extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
• relay: To put in new carpet or flooring
• hormonal: Concerning or caused by hormones in the body
• buffer: Data in computer memory allowing fast access
• breakup: End of a relationship often due to troubles
• hyena: Dog-like carnivore known for being a scavenger