Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in moderation: Not excessively; with restraint.
• of sorts: Of a kind, but not a very good one.
• often seen: Frequently observed; commonly encountered.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• cross over: To go from one side of something to the other.
• carry over: Accounts to move an entry to later column
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• in tandem: (Of two people/organizations) working together
• have on: To be wearing something.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• mental: Concerning the mind
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• 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
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• crave: To have a very strong desire for something
• 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
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• exclusive: Being available only to people with a lot of money
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
• grief: Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
• inherently: As an essential part of
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
• numb: Unable to feel a body part due to cold or illness
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
• moderate: To host a meeting or panel discussion
• addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
• neural: About the nerves or nervous system
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• moderation: Decrease in the amount of something that is high
• compulsive: Having difficulty to stop yourself doing something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• seek: To ask someone for help
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• neurotransmitter: Chemical released by nerves that boost signals within the body
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• addictive: Being powerless to stop doing or using something
• neuroscientist: Neurobiologist who specializes in the study of the brain
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• problematic: Being difficult to deal with or fix
• exacerbate: To increase the severity or bitterness of
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• versa: used to say that what you have just said is also true in the opposite order
• person: Man, woman or child
• soothe: To relieve something, like pain
• porn: Short for pornography
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• excessively: In a manner more than is necessary; too much
• arouse: To wake someone who has been sleeping
• primal: Existing from the beginning of known time
• tandem: A bicycle with two sets of pedals and saddles
• symbiotic: In an interdependent relationship
• masturbation: Stimulation of the genitals for sexual pleasure
• masturbate: To emit semen by self-manipulation of the penis
• ph: Acidity or alkalinity value of a solution