Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• out of the way: Remote; isolated.
• at bay: Kept at a distance; held back.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• in places: In some locations but not others
• dig into: To start eating food enthusiastically.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• sit down: To take a seat
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• act up: (Of a machine) to fail to work properly
• ward off: To avert, deflect, or repel (something dangerous or undesirable).
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• set up
• work out
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• deal with
• at least: As a minimum
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
• diverse: Being varied or different from each other
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• session: Period of time used for a specific activity
• sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
• premium: Having a higher than normal quality
• digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• kidney: Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
• urine: Yellow liquid waste from the body
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• bladder: Soft bag which holds liquid or air
• formation: Process of creating; making a particular shape
• century: Period of 100 years
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• tract: A system of body parts or organs that has a particular function (e.g., digestive tract).
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• resident: Trainee doctor who works/lives in a hospital
• conclude: To finish or cause to finish; end
• medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
• painful: Causing or feeling physical pain or hurt
• microbe: Very small, microscopic, living thing
• infancy: Time of a person's life when he or she is a baby
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• acidic: Containing acid
• tug: To pull (something) hard or suddenly
• microbiome: the microorganisms (= living things too small to be seen) that exist in a particular environment or in the human body
• lifetime: The time between birth and death
• pee: To urinate
• urinary: Relating to the waste water system of the body
• overuse: Use of an object too often or too extensively
• buttermilk: Substance comes from making butter from sour milk