Vocabulary

• in places: In some locations but not others
• factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• interact with
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• going on: To continue doing something
• pump out: To remove liquid from somewhere using a pump.
• call the shots: To be in charge; to make the decisions.
• in case of: If something happens; in the event of.
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• scheme of things: The way that things are generally ordered or arranged in the world or in a particular situation.
• for instance: As an example.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• instance: An example of something; case
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• interact: To talk or do things with each other
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• diarrhea: Frequent and watery bowel movements
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• factor: Something that influences a result
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
• firmly: In a hard, steady, unchanging way
• circulation: Movement of blood through the body
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• fully: Completely or entirely
• malaria: Disease caused by being bitten by a mosquito
• alphabet: Letters, symbols, characters of a written language
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• great: Very good; better than before
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• fare: Money people pay to travel on buses, taxis, boats
• clot: Mass of blood, etc. that has dried up/become thick
• toxin: Any poisonous substance
• clump: Mass or pile of something such as soil
• infect: To introduce a computer virus to
• antigen: Substance that produces antibodies in the body
• transfusion: Act of putting someone else's blood into a patient
• cholera: Fatal disease from drinking dirty water