Vocabulary

• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• light on: To illuminate something.
• in the absence of: When someone or something is not present or available.
• at least: As a minimum
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• have to: Must do
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• taper off: To diminish or reduce gradually.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• cover up: To hide something bad; conceal
• green light
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• in the presence of: While someone or something else is present.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• set aside: To reject or throw away, e.g. an idea
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• metabolism: Chemical processes to convert food to energy
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• inevitably: (Happening) with complete certainty
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• spike: The top point in a graph
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• circadian: Concerning biological processes occurring at -hour intervals
• glucose: Natural type of sugar found in fruits and plants
• diminish: To make something smaller or less important
• cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
• melatonin: Hormone secreted by the pineal gland
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• paranoid: Believing others are trying to harm you
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• absence: State of not being present, or not existing
• gland: Organ that produces substances for the body to use
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
• ideally: In a perfect way; very suitably
• regulation: Act of controlling something with rules or orders
• important: Having power or authority
• dim: Not bright; not being clear
• mattress: Thick soft part of a bed that you lie on
• schedule: A list of events and their times
• nonsense: Foolish or untrue statements or ideas
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• nowadays: At the present time; now
• rubber: Material used to make tires, etc.
• bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
• transmit: To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• poison: To affect something in a very negative way
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• bulb: A round electronic device that produces light
• elevate: To make something higher
• stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
• surgical: Of or relating to surgery or operations
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• vampire: Bloodsucking dead person who bites neck of victim
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• wavelength: To have similar feelings
• bullish: Expecting a rise in prices
• pollute: To make dirty, impure or harmful to environment
• diabetic: Concerning diabetes; suffering from diabetes
• taper: (Of e.g. streets) to become gradually narrower
• miller: Someone who grinds grain into flour