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prone

likely to experience a particular problem more often than is usual

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skip

to not do or not have something that you usually do or that you should do

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optimum

best; most likely to bring success or advantage

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immune system

the cells and tissues in the body which make it able to protect itself against infection

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disquieting

causing worry

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hormone

one of many chemicals made in your body that make the body grow and develop

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7

surge

to increase very quickly

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8

urge

to strongly advise an action

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9

head start

an advantage that someone has over other people in something such as a competition or race

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10

take a nap

have a short sleep, especially during the day

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11

fall asleep

to start to sleep

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lie in

to stay in bed later than usual in the morning

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light sleeper

someone who is easily woken up

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14

fast asleep

sleeping deeply

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15

snore

to breathe in a very noisy way while you are sleeping

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under the covers

in bed, under the bed sheets

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nod off

to begin sleeping, especially not intentionally

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18

exaggerated

making something ​seem ​larger, more ​important, ​better, or ​worse than it really is

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19

well-being

when someone is healthy, happy, and comfortable

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deprivation

the state of not having enough of something

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21

cast

all the actors in a film, play or show

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22

invade

to enter a place in large numbers

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trigger

to make something begin to happen

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24

paralysed

unable to move or act

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25

limb

an ​arm or ​leg of a ​person or ​animal

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26

sleep on it

to wait until the next day before making a decision about something important so that you can think about it carefully

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27

lose sleep (over)

to ​worry about something

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beyond sb's wildest dreams

to a ​degree or in a way you had never ​thought ​possible

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never dream of

never consider

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dream job

the ​perfect ​job that you ​want more than any other

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dream come true

something you have ​wanted very much for a ​long ​time that has now ​happened

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get (your) beauty sleep

the ​sleep that you need in ​order to ​feel and ​look ​healthy and ​attractive

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in (your) dreams

something you say to someone who has just told you about something they are ​hoping for, in ​order to show that you do not ​believe it will ​happen

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have a bearing on

to have an ​influence on something or a ​relationship to something

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burst

a ​sudden ​increase in something, ​especially for a ​short ​period

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36

fragmented

consisting of several ​separate ​parts

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37

insomnia

the ​condition of being ​unable to ​sleep, over a ​period of ​time

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38

commonplace

​happening often or often ​seen or ​experienced and so not ​considered to be ​special

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ubiquitous

​seeming to be ​everywhere

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commitment

a ​willingness to give ​your ​time and ​energy to something that you ​believe in, or a ​promise or ​firm ​decision to do something

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undervalued

if something is undervalued, it is considered to be less ​valuable or important than it really is

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