Vocabulary

• clock in: To record the time of one's arrival at work, typically using a time clock.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• by night: During the night; not during the day.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• by day: During the daytime; not at night.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• for instance: As an example.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• count up: To add numbers together to find a total; to increase gradually.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• only time will tell: The result or truth will be known in the future.
• time will tell: The future will reveal the answer or outcome.
• equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
• rhythm: Pattern of events, motions, or changes
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• primitive: Lacking a written language and advanced technology
• nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
• circadian: Concerning biological processes occurring at -hour intervals
• accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
• melatonin: Hormone secreted by the pineal gland
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• alertness: State of being aware and able to respond quickly
• coordination: When parts of your body work well together
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• hypothalamus: Basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• nucleus: Center of an atom
• secretion: Release of a liquid from a gland or cell
• digit: Person's finger or toe
• lonely: Sad because apart from other people
• interconnect: To join or be joined together (computers/theories)
• warped: (Timber, etc.) twisted out of shape, as by moisture
• latin: Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
• relied: Depended on someone or something for support, trust, or help.
• elapse: (Of time, etc.) to pass; go by