Unit 7A Caffeine: the world´s favourite drug | Quizlet

to burn the midnight oil

to stay up working,especially studying,late at night

awake

not asleep

to down

to drink, especially quickly

amount

quantity

to owe

to be in debt to

to counter

to go against, to react to sth with an opposing opinion or action

fatigue

the feeling of extreme mental or physical tiredness

to increase

to grow in size, in number, to boost, to go up

to rank

to rate , to classify

mood

the state of a person´s feelings, temper mind, etc at a particular time

mood-altering

capable of causing changes in your mood

pill

a small ball or tablet of medicine, to be swallowed

to relieve

to lessen or stop pain

pain reliever

that relieves pain

ritual

ceremony,custom, rite,tradition

unhealthy

not healthy

rate

percentage, proportion

bone

part of a skeleton

to date

so far, up to now

proof

evidence

dependence

reliance, addiction

heavy

of great intensity, excessive

to exhibit

to show, display

to fluctuate

to go up and down, to change continually,to vary irregularly

mild

not strong, moderate

severe

very bad, serious

headache

pain in the head

minimize

to make as small as possible, to reduce, decrease, diminish

concern

worry, anxiety

current

at present (adj)

to contradict

to say the opposite of

belief

something believed

to ease

to relieve, to lessen, calm

to improve

to cause to become better, to get better, make better

disease

illness, sickness

to facilitate

to make easier

performance

the execution or accomplishment of work,

while

whereas

blood pressure

the pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the blood vessels,especially the arteries

temporary

not permanent

likely

probable, probably

trouble

disease, problems

in moderation

in moderate quantities

nearly

almost

to abuse

wrong, improper or excessive use

overuse

excessive, too much use

behavioural

conductual,relating to behaviour

burst

an abrupt, intense increase; a sudden outbreak ; explosion

whether

if

humankind

humanity,the human race, mankind

tooth decay

dental caries