Vocabulary

• in terms of
• have to: Must do
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• with age: As someone gets older; as time passes.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• first up: Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• answer for: Be responsible for and explain one's actions.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• lay out: To show or explain your plans carefully
• pay gap: The difference between the average earnings of different groups of people (e.g., men and women) in a workforce.
• at least: As a minimum
• make up: To invent or create a story
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• going on: To continue doing something
• in comparison: When compared to something else.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
• hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• shy of: A little less than; just under a certain amount.
• as of right: By lawful entitlement or established right.
• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• due to: Because of; owing to
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• pregnancy: When a woman carries her unborn baby inside her
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• lifespan: Length of time something is expected to last
• chronological: Placed in order of time, usually of events
• chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• ideally: In a perfect way; very suitably
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• problematic: Being difficult to deal with or fix
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• extension: Addition to something, e.g. a house
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• impairment: Damage leading to lower strength or quality
• longevity: Amount of time someone or something lives or lasts
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• cellular: Concerning a cell of a living thing
• calorie: Unit for measuring the amount of energy in food
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• molecular: About or caused by molecules
• dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
• dilation: Act of making (eyes) more open or expanded
• predictive: Making a guess based on previous experience
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information