Vocabulary

• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• have to: Must do
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• magic number: A constant numerical value that has a special meaning in a program.
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• per year: For each year; annually.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• mental fog: A state of reduced cognitive function, making thinking and concentration difficult.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• lead to: To result in some action
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
• of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• halfway there: Having completed half of the required distance or task; making good progress.
• in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
• contract in: To formally engage someone by contract.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• pressed for time: Having very little time; in a hurry.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• mental: Concerning the mind
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• shift: To change in position or direction
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• glucose: Natural type of sugar found in fruits and plants
• hippocampus: A part of the brain that is part of the limbic system and is important for memory
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
• insulin: Substance in the body processing sugar into energy
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• leave: To go away from; depart
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• reduction: Act of making something smaller
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• bloodstream: Blood flowing through the circulatory system
• assign: To give someone a particular job to do
• protocol: Written agreement between countries
• datum: Item of factual information
• baseline: Imaginary standard by which things are compared
• brisk: Cold or cool in a pleasant way
• fog: Cloudy air that makes seeing things difficult
• antidepressant: Medicine used to treat depression
• randomize: To arrange in a random order