Vocabulary

• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• going on: To continue doing something
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• at school: Present and attending school.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• concern about: To worry about something.
• turn off
• coping mechanism: A psychological strategy used to manage stress or emotional distress.
• deal to: To give or inflict something, often harm or punishment.
• at hand: Close by; readily available.
• deal with
• have to: Must do
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
• substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• viral: Of or caused by a virus
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
• inherently: As an essential part of
• cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• concentration: Amount or number of something in a thing or place
• spike: The top point in a graph
• stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
• tolerate: To be able to adjust to changes of various kinds
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• prefrontal: Anterior to a frontal structure
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• curb: Anything that restrains or controls
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• console: To make someone feel better in times of distress
• anticipation: Pleasurable feeling about a future event
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• prank: Trick performed to make people look foolish
• euphoria: Extreme happiness, sometimes more than reasonable
• important: Having power or authority
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• problematic: Being difficult to deal with or fix
• usage: Amount something is used
• intermittent: Occurring at irregular times; off and on
• adept: Being highly skilled in some activity
• intoxicate: To cause to lose control due to drugs or alcohol
• homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
• candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
• gameplay: The plot of a computer or video game
• gamer: Person playing a game to a set of rules