Vocabulary

• lead to: To result in some action
• slam back: To drink something, especially an alcoholic drink, quickly and in large mouthfuls.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
• up and running: Fully operational; functioning correctly.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• bite the bullet: To face a difficult or unpleasant situation with courage.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
• cat: Household pet with fur, four legs and long tail.
• dance: To move your body rhythmically to music
• water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
• run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
• day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• happy: Feeling pleasure or joy; glad
• pet: Animal kept by a person for company and friendship
• desk: Piece of furniture like a table often with drawers
• adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
• drinking: To put water in your body through your mouth
• bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• thirsty: Having a powerful desire or need for something
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
• boss: Person in charge of you at work
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
• percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• energize: To give more energy and power to someone
• smoothly: In an evenly flowing manner or movement
• temporarily: For a limited amount of time
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• awake: To make aware of (a certain feeling or memory)
• link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
• slam: To criticize sharply
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
• confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
• bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
• mentally: With or in the mind and thoughts
• physically: In a manner related to the body
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• circuit: An area where cars race in a circle
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• motion: Suggestion at a meeting
• oxytocin: Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk
• dehydration: The state of not having enough water
• cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
• hypothalamus: Basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system
• dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
• neurotransmitter: Chemical released by nerves that boost signals within the body
• physiological: Of or relating to functions of the body
• dehydrated: Suffering excessive loss of water from the body
• alertness: State of being aware and able to respond quickly
• cocktail: Mixed alcoholic drink, containing spirit like gin
• serotonin: A neurotransmitter in the brain that helps regulate mood, sleep, appetite, and emotional well-being; often referred to as the "feel-good" hormone.
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions