Vocabulary

• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• such as: For example; like
• have to: Must do
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
• overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
• susceptible: Likely to fall prey to, be drawn to or influenced
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• adrenaline: Chemical in the body that responds to stress, fear
• crave: To have a very strong desire for something
• appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
• cholesterol: Substance in the body that may cause heart disease
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• initially: At first; originally
• irritable: Annoyed; easily annoyed or angered
• gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• sabotage: To destroy or damage, often secretly, to weaken
• belly: Middle part of the body; the stomach
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• primitive: Lacking a written language and advanced technology
• syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• digestion: Process of changing eaten food for use in the body
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
• tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
• insulin: Substance in the body processing sugar into energy
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• curb: Anything that restrains or controls
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• organ: Part of a person's body with a particular function
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• replenish: To fill up again
• cram: To add more to something that is already full
• nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• visceral: From deep within you; caused by strong instincts
• division: How many times a number is contained in another
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• bowel: End part of the intestine, connected to the anus
• adrenal: Located at the top of the kidneys
• norepinephrine
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• long: Person's name
• health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• difficulty: Something that is hard to do
• carb: Short form of carbohydrate
• heartburn: Burning sensation in the chest, e.g. indigestion
• shorten: To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
• shoelace: String used for fastening shoes