Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• chain of events: A sequence of occurrences, where each event causes or influences the next.
• cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• at hand: Close by; readily available.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• at least: As a minimum
• at bay: Kept at a distance; held back.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• by extension: Using a word or phrase in a wider context than is usual, typically to include situations that are similar to the one that the word or phrase was originally used for.
• chewed up: To damage or destroy something by chewing it repeatedly.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• pin down: To force someone to clarify their opinion
• informed decisions: Decisions that are based on having a lot of knowledge or information.
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• mental: Concerning the mind
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• efficient: Able to produce results without waste
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
• handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
• pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
• neural: About the nerves or nervous system
• glucose: Natural type of sugar found in fruits and plants
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• hippocampus: A part of the brain that is part of the limbic system and is important for memory
• metabolic: Concerning the body's metabolism
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• stunt: Dangerous and daring trick, as in an action film
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• important: Having power or authority
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
• extension: Addition to something, e.g. a house
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• impairment: Damage leading to lower strength or quality
• fill: To make something full
• great: Very good; better than before
• intermittent: Occurring at irregular times; off and on
• minimum: Smallest degree or level that is acceptable
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• preliminary: Happening or necessary before a thing happens
• scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
• bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• connectivity: Degree to which computer system has connections
• messenger: Someone who delivers things, e.g. by motor bike