Vocabulary

• diet coke: A sugar-free version of Coca-Cola.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• break up
• set up
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• give out: To be used up; have nothing left; fail
• play cupid: To try to bring two people together as a couple; to act as a matchmaker.
• in the presence of: While someone or something else is present.
• going on: To continue doing something
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• have to: Must do
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• shaving cream
• go to town: To do something enthusiastically and thoroughly.
• reaches out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• go away: To go on vacation
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• slightly: Only a little
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• molecule: Two or more atoms chemically combined
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• stir: To arouse (attention or interest)
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• slam: To criticize sharply
• object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
• pregnancy: When a woman carries her unborn baby inside her
• sodium: A soft, white chemical element
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
• piece: A counter in a board game
• liver: Organ from animals served as food
• glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• potassium: A common, soft, silvery white metal with many uses
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• nucleus: Center of an atom
• lava: Very hot liquid rock flowing from a volcano
• happen: To take place or occur
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• add: To include as well
• buffer: Data in computer memory allowing fast access
• kernel: Central small part or aspect, e.g. of truth
• kinetic: Of or relating to movement
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• chlorine: Greenish-yellow gas with a strong smell
• call: A order or request for action
• sulfur: Smelly yellow chemical often found near volcanoes
• evaporation: Changing from a liquid into a gas, e.g. steam
• popcorn: Small-eared corn that burst in dry heat
• slime: Thick slippery substance, often rather disgusting
• skunk: Animal that emits a bad smell when frightened
• nitrate: Salt or ester of nitric acid
• soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink
• candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar