Vocabulary

• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• lead to: To result in some action
• stir up: To cause trouble; incite unrest.
• spend more time: To dedicate a greater amount of time to a particular activity or person.
• go it alone: To act or do something without help or partners.
• have to: Must do
• check out
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• story: One of many floors or levels in a building
• cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
• pile: Large amount of something
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between