Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• breathe in: To inhale; to take air into the lungs.
• above and beyond: More than what is expected or required; exceptional.
• lead to: To result in some action
• breathe out: To exhale air from the lungs.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• turn on
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• adrenaline: Chemical in the body that responds to stress, fear
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
• sensation: (Person) attracting the interest of many people
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• anxious: Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• belly: Middle part of the body; the stomach
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• therapist: Person skilled in a particular type of therapy
• folk: (Of ordinary people) not sophisticated
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• click: To work well with someone or something
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• inhale: To breathe in something like air or smoke
• briefly: Using little time or resources
• exhale: To breathe out the air or smoke in your lungs
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
• dizzy: Feeling light-headed and as if you might fall
• soothe: To relieve something, like pain
• descriptive: Telling what something is like or looks like
• diaphragm: Muscular membrane separating upper/lower organs
• gasp: To take a short quick breath because of surprise
• backfire: (Vehicle) to explode fuel in the muffler
• lengthen: To make or become longer in time or distance
• oxide: Compound from combining oxygen with a chemical