Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• miss out: To exclude; not include in something
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in principle: In theory; as a general idea, though not yet in practice or detail.
• in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• send in: To mail or email an application, etc. somewhere
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• tv show: A television program.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• from the first: From the very beginning.
• of value: Having worth, importance, or usefulness.
• in terms of
• have to: Must do
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• closer than: Nearer in distance compared to something else.
• in green: Located in or surrounded by green plants or fields.
• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• split: No longer married or in a relationship
• bold: Brave; very confident; too confident
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• amount: Quantity of something
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• complicated: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• hierarchy: Group that manages and controls an organization
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• bargain: Something bought for a lower price than expected
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• prefrontal: Anterior to a frontal structure
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• seek: To ask someone for help
• spike: The top point in a graph
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• equilibrium: A state of balance or harmony
• scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• person: Man, woman or child
• circuit: An area where cars race in a circle
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• adolescent: Teenager developing into an adult
• axis: A line about which a rotating body turns
• disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• chimpanzee: Animal similar to a monkey but without a tail
• junction: Place where streets, highways, or roads meet
• visibly: So as to be seen or noticed
• mismatch: To not be the same as or as good as
• datum: Item of factual information
• chimp: Shortened form of 'chimpanzee'
• ch: Abbreviation for Chapter