Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• have to: Must do
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• green light
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• online shopping: The activity of buying goods or services over the Internet.
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• tuned to: To adjust a radio receiver to the frequency of a particular station.
• sense of accomplishment: A feeling of pride and satisfaction from achieving something.
• requires effort: To need or demand effort to achieve something.
• push through: To continue with a plan or activity despite difficulties or opposition.
• after hours: After the usual closing time.
• on impulse: Acting suddenly without thinking about the results of your actions
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• next to: Being located along side another
• work out
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• phone in: Call someone by phone, often to report or notify remotely.
• seek out: To look for and find someone or something, especially when it is not easy to find.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• against you: In opposition to you.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• distraction: Something drawing your attention away from
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• crave: To have a very strong desire for something
• dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
• anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• willpower: Ability to make yourself do what you really want
• neural: About the nerves or nervous system
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• primitive: Lacking a written language and advanced technology
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• require: To demand that someone does something
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• gratification: Pleasure; happiness; satisfaction
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• seek: To ask someone for help
• temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
• accomplishment: Something you succeed in after hard work
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• satisfaction: Happy feeling because of something that you did
• junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
• workout: Energetic exercise
• stimulation: Arousal of interest or emotions
• discomfort: To cause to feel uncomfortable or not at ease
• effortless: Requiring little or no work; easy
• gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
• baseline: Imaginary standard by which things are compared