Vocabulary

• step out: To go outside for a short time
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• tap into: To manage to use something in a way that brings you benefits
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• drift off: To gradually fall asleep.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• going on: To continue doing something
• at school: Present and attending school.
• no accident: Not happening by chance; deliberate or intentional.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• six times: Multiplied by six; a factor of six.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• fall back into: To revert to a previous behavior or condition.
• have to: Must do
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
• go away: To go on vacation
• choke on: To be unable to breathe properly because something is stuck in your throat or airway.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• step into: To enter a place or situation.
• to distraction: To an extreme or excessive degree.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• text back: To reply to a text message.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• obesity: State of being so fat it can harm your health
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• crave: To have a very strong desire for something
• urge: A strong desire for something
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• meditate: To think deeply and quietly to calm your spirit
• curious: Wanting to know more about something
• mortality: Quality or state of being capable of dying
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• paradox: Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• hypothesis: A theory trying to explain something
• prefrontal: Anterior to a frontal structure
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• mindfulness: Paying attention to your responsibilities
• instruction: A command for someone formally to do something
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• addictive: Being powerless to stop doing or using something
• visceral: From deep within you; caused by strong instincts
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
• arise: To stand up
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• unpleasant: Causing a bad feeling in people
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• reinforcement: Act of strengthening or supporting an army
• conserve: To save or protect something
• perpetuate: To make something continue for a long time
• cognition: Recognition involved in thought processing
• quit: To leave a job
• deaf: Not able to hear; hard of hearing
• simplistic: Being too simply expressed or explained
• posterior: Positioned at or towards the back; later in time
• reactive: Easily reacting to; responsive
• await: To keep ready for future needs
• daydream: To wonder or imagine fantasies happening
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• curiously: In a manner differing from the usual or expected
• yuck: Used to express rejection or strong disgust
• meditator: Someone thinking in a deep quiet reflective manner