Vocabulary

• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• the good stuff: Things of high quality or the best kind.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• sync up: To synchronize or coordinate devices or data.
• in areas: Located or occurring within specific regions or locations.
• know better: To be wise enough not to do something.
• a couple hundred: Approximately two hundred.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• stay up: To not go to bed until late
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• flush out: To force someone or something out of a hiding place.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• power down: To turn off a device or system completely.
• lie in: To stay in bed later than usual in the morning.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• deal with
• nod off: To fall asleep (usually without planning to)
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• common ancestor: An ancestor that two or more species have in common and from which they both evolved.
• check out
• on the job: While working; during the course of employment.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• to the good: An advantage or credit that one has.
• sleep: To have enough beds for
• clock: A device that shows the time
• night: Time when sun does not shine
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• sun: Light and heat coming from a large star in the sky
• noise: Loud sounds that cause discomfort or annoyance
• half: One of two equal periods of game time in a sport
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• cycle: Series of regular and repeated actions
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
• feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• inconvenience: Quality of being difficult or annoying to do
• dolphin: Sea animal like a big fish that breathes air
• worm: Small thin tube-shaped animal without legs
• chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
• master: To gain control over something
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• ancestor: A person from your family that lived in the past
• evolve: To develop certain features
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• melatonin: Hormone secreted by the pineal gland
• circadian: Concerning biological processes occurring at -hour intervals
• prefrontal: Anterior to a frontal structure
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• exhaustion: Total loss of strength; extreme tiredness
• hypothalamus: Basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system
• lullaby: Quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
• snooze: A short light sleep; nap
• swarm: Large group of flying insects moving together
• gland: Organ that produces substances for the body to use
• cerebral: Having or concerning ideas rather than emotions
• buildup: Making people feel excited about some new event
• byproduct: A waste product made from making something else
• humankind: All of the living human inhabitants of the earth
• bedtime: Time you go to bed