Vocabulary

• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• constant battle: A continuous and persistent struggle or conflict.
• have to: Must do
• in a state: In a particular condition or situation.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• fight back: To make your point more strongly against opponent
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• got to: To arrive at some place
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• susceptible: Likely to fall prey to, be drawn to or influenced
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• adrenaline: Chemical in the body that responds to stress, fear
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• insomnia: Inability to sleep for many nights
• psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
• dread: To await with great fear
• recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• sheer: To suddenly turn or change direction
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
• frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
• distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• turmoil: Very confused situation where things are not clear
• snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
• cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
• controversy: Strong public disagreement about something
• reckless: Being dangerous and not caring about the results
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• charity: Kindness and willingness to forgive, help
• neurological: Concerning, used in or practicing neurology
• isolation: Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
• argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
• potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
• cherish: To care a lot about or love someone or something
• chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
• scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
• briefly: Using little time or resources
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• amplify: To increase the effect of something
• volunteer: Working willingly without pay to help others
• paranoia: Disorder in which you fear people want to harm you
• fortress: Military buildings providing protection
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• vent: To express anger or grievance loudly/with feeling
• deep: Complex and important
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• burnout: When you get exhausted from the effort of your job
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• reply: Answer to someone's question
• rash: Without much thought; done or acting too quickly
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
• lighthouse: Tower with a light that warns ships about rocks
• gatekeeper: Someone who controls access to something