Vocabulary

• for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• such as: For example; like
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• adrenaline: Chemical in the body that responds to stress, fear
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
• disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• initial: First letter of your given name
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• prefrontal: Anterior to a frontal structure
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• obsessive: Characterized by or constituting an obsession
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• compulsive: Having difficulty to stop yourself doing something
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• serotonin: A neurotransmitter in the brain that helps regulate mood, sleep, appetite, and emotional well-being; often referred to as the "feel-good" hormone.
• cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• role: Character played by an actor
• obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• leave: To go away from; depart
• gland: Organ that produces substances for the body to use
• attraction: Theme park or fairground; place worth visiting
• stressful: Worrying; causing tension
• stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• adrenal: Located at the top of the kidneys
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• cocaine: Illegal drug made from coca leaves
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• flutter: To bet on a e.g. a horse race or game
• blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
• overtime: Extra time in a sports game
• attractiveness: Pleasing in appearance
• boo: To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
• lengthen: To make or become longer in time or distance
• kiss: To touch something in a light or gentle way