Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• going on: To continue doing something
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• cast a shadow: To cause a shadow to appear.
• with age: As someone gets older; as time passes.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• peel away: To move away slowly or separately from a group.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• tack down: To find or locate someone or something after searching for them.
• have to: Must do
• scheduled for: To be planned or arranged for a specific time.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• check out
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
• consequence: Importance of a person or thing
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• annoying: To make someone angry
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• invasive: Entering the body, etc. in a destructive way
• peel: Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• scar: Long lasting emotional pain from a bad experience
• procedure: A medical operation
• retina: Part of the eye that senses light
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• onset: When something, e.g. an illness, starts; beginning
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• surgeon: A doctor who performs surgery
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• suspend: To hang something or someone from something
• collagen: Type of protein that is often used in skin cream and in plastic surgery because it makes skin look younger
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• tug: To pull (something) hard or suddenly
• flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
• degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
• specialist: Person who works in one specific area or field
• humor: Quality that makes something funny
• gel: Thick substance, similar to jelly
• detachment: Feeling of not being personally involved
• tack: Small, sharp nail, usually with a wide, flat head
• zap: To change channels quickly on TV
• posterior: Positioned at or towards the back; later in time
• diabetic: Concerning diabetes; suffering from diabetes
• laser: Strong narrow beam of high-powered light
• cataract: Large mass of falling water
• retinal: In or relating to the retina of the eye