Vocabulary

• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in the bedroom: Located or happening inside the bedroom.
• light up: To illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• act on: To have an effect on something.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• step into: To enter a place or situation.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• vulnerability: Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
• empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
• intimacy: The sharing of private and personal things
• routine: Happening or done regularly or habitually
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• crave: To have a very strong desire for something
• dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
• evolve: To develop certain features
• compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
• psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
• dull: Not exciting or interesting; boring; lifeless
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• intentionally: With a plan to do or achieve something
• passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
• novelty: Items that are unusual, interesting, or unique
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• satisfaction: Happy feeling because of something that you did
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• jolt: Sudden shock (e.g. of electricity or surprise)
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• erotic: Concerning sex; arousing sexual desire
• stimulation: Arousal of interest or emotions
• savor: To enjoy a feeling, taste, smell for a long time
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• familiarity: Manner of talking or behaving
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• discourage: To make a person feel less courageous or hopeful
• infidelity: Being unfaithful to a spouse by having an affair
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• awkwardness: Lack of ease in social situations
• meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
• circuitry: Electronic equipment consisting of switches
• electrify: To energize or excite people