Vocabulary

• catch a cold: To become infected with a common viral illness, typically affecting the nose and throat.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• stand out
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• of sorts: Of a kind, but not a very good one.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• compromise: To weaken your position or views
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
• foremost: Being the best or most important
• silly: Careless
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• correlation: The relationship between two variables
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• hypothesis: A theory trying to explain something
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• vessel: Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
• cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
• mucus: Thick liquid substance made in certain parts of the human body, such as the nose
• induce: To make someone do something; create an outcome
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• humidity: Amount of moisture in the air in a particular area
• shield: A family's coat of arms or insignia
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• act: To behave in a certain way
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• readily: In a quick and easy manner
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• gel: Thick substance, similar to jelly
• vine: Long thin plant that climbs over something
• flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
• twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
• airway: Passage for air to pass through, e.g. your throat