Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• going on: To continue doing something
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• turn off
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• shift worker: A person who works in shifts, especially in a job where different groups of workers do the same job at different times of the day and night.
• at least: As a minimum
• seek out: To look for and find someone or something, especially when it is not easy to find.
• in terms of
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• in the process of: During the course of; while something is happening or being done.
• at most: Not more than; a maximum of.
• at worst: If the most unfavorable outcome happens.
• incredibly important: Extremely significant or crucial.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• to some extent: Partially; not completely.
• interact with
• on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• out of fashion: No longer fashionable or in style.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• metabolic pathways: A series of chemical reactions occurring within a cell, involving enzymes, to achieve a specific metabolic goal.
• pan out: (Of events) to happen as you expected them to
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• fade away: To disappear slowly
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
• asleep at the wheel: Failing to pay proper attention or be responsible.
• at the wheel: In control of driving a vehicle.
• dip into: To spend part of some money which you have been saving.
• of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
• sleep around: To have sex with many different people
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• show of hands: A way of voting in which people raise their hands to show that they support something.
• on the whole: Considering everything; generally.
• think on: To consider something carefully before making a decision.
• wind down: To become quiet or calm, after activity
• get up in: To wake and leave bed at a particular time.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• mental: Concerning the mind
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• intuitive: Able to understand by feeling rather than fact
• crave: To have a very strong desire for something
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• irritable: Annoyed; easily annoyed or angered
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• shift: To change in position or direction
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• desperately: In a way that shows you don't have much hope
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• metabolic: Concerning the body's metabolism
• neural: About the nerves or nervous system
• illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
• glucose: Natural type of sugar found in fruits and plants
• alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• infamous: Famous because of something bad
• consolidation: Act of combining into an integral whole
• caffeine: Substance in coffee, etc. that keeps you awake
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• deprive: To deny someone access to or take away something
• smash: Accident involving vehicles
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
• disruption: When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
• important: Having power or authority
• slumber: Act of sleeping; sleep
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• memory: Ability of the mind to call back past things
• hypothalamus: Basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• conservation: Protecting the environment or a species
• bun: Woman's hairstyle of hair drawn into a round shape
• neuroscience: Scientific study of the nervous system
• massively: To a very large degree or in a large manner
• mutate: To develop into another thing; change
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• raft: Pieces of wood tied together as a kind of boat
• jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• upgrade: To improve something in terms of quality
• restoration: Renewing/repairing building to its original state
• datum: Item of factual information
• tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep