Vocabulary

• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• on edge: Anxious, nervous, or irritable.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in small doses: Acceptable or enjoyable only when limited in quantity.
• lights up: Third-person singular present tense of to illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• seek out: To look for and find someone or something, especially when it is not easy to find.
• in a state: In a particular condition or situation.
• take back: To say you no longer agree with an opinion you had
• time out: A brief suspension of activity; a pause.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• out of nowhere: Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
• have to: Must do
• lead to: To result in some action
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• mental: Concerning the mind
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• compromise: To weaken your position or views
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• express: To send something by fast mail
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• prefrontal: Anterior to a frontal structure
• impulsive: Acting without really thinking about it; rash
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• hippocampus: A part of the brain that is part of the limbic system and is important for memory
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
• visualize: To create a picture in your mind of something
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• respond: To answer something or someone
• amygdala: Almond-shaped structure in the brain's anterior
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• testosterone: Natural chemical responsible for the male sex
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• unconsciously: Without thinking; not deliberately
• addictive: Being powerless to stop doing or using something
• flush: Feeling that comes suddenly
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• prolong: To make continue for a longer amount of time
• immunity: State of not being able to catch a disease
• betray: To endanger (friend) by giving enemy information
• burnout: When you get exhausted from the effort of your job
• affiliate: Organization that is associated with another
• siren: Device that produces loud warning sounds; alarm
• elevate: To make something higher
• embarrassment: Shame you feel when you did something wrong
• rewire: To put new electricity cables in (a building)