Vocabulary

• dig into: To start eating food enthusiastically.
• regardless of
• contrary to: In opposition to; against.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• stomp out: To extinguish a fire by stamping on it.
• for instance: As an example.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• for too long: For an excessively extended period.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• metabolism: Chemical processes to convert food to energy
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• lethal: Causing or able to cause death
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• contrary: (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
• inflammatory: Making or intended to make someone angry
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• organ: Part of a person's body with a particular function
• permanently: For a long time; always
• stiff: Slang term for a dead body
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• role: Character played by an actor
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
• nuance: Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
• recruit: Person who has just joined the military
• narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
• swell: To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• enzyme: A protein made by cells
• stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
• chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• scar: Long lasting emotional pain from a bad experience
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• arthritis: Diseases of the joints often with painful swelling
• liver: Organ from animals served as food
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• area: Amount of measured space
• mobility: Ability to move
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• firsthand: Received directly from a source
• elevate: To make something higher
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• classify: To arrange things into groups of similar items
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• long: Person's name
• stomp: To walk, dance, or move with heavy steps
• stoke: To add fuel or tend a fire to make it stronger
• bacterial: Concerning or caused by bacteria
• splinter: To split a large group into smaller groups
• sprain: To cause an injury to a joint in the body
• externally: On or from the outside