Vocabulary

• couch potato: A person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, usually watching television.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• sit around: To spend time idly; to do nothing in particular.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• breed: Kind of / sort of
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• nurture: Care and support given to people as they develop
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• century: Period of 100 years
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• couch: To formulate in a particular style or language
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• monitor: To observe and keep a record of something
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• onset: When something, e.g. an illness, starts; beginning
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• composition: Piece of writing, music etc.
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• discover: To find something new that was not known before
• nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• terminology: Specific words and expressions used in a field
• physiology: Ways in which the parts of a living thing operate
• rat: Long-tailed rodent similar to/bigger than a mouse
• lifestyle: The type of life that you have; the way you live
• unbelievably: Very; exceptionally
• mitochondrial: Referring to mitochondria