Vocabulary

• over the counter: Denoting a security traded directly between two parties, not on an exchange.
• have to: Must do
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• behind the counter: Located in the area where goods are sold or served.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• direct to: To show or tell someone how to get to a place.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• such as: For example; like
• going on: To continue doing something
• for the main: Intended for the primary or main person or thing.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• allow for: To take into consideration
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• the leading cause: The most significant or primary reason for something.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• on a daily basis: Happening every day.
• by mistake: Accidentally; unintentionally.
• on a regular basis: Happening frequently or at regular intervals.
• sleep aid: A medication or other product used to help someone fall asleep.
• stand behind: To support or defend someone or something.
• rule of thumb: A practical and approximate way of doing or measuring something.
• for all intents and purposes: In every practical sense; effectively.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• in progress: Currently taking place or being done; not yet completed.
• pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• not available: Not able to be used or obtained; inaccessible.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• metabolism: Chemical processes to convert food to energy
• diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
• ingredient: Food item used when making a meal or drink
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• consider: To think carefully about something
• appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• therapeutic: Intended to make things (e.g. illness) better
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• generic: Concerning a product without a brand name
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• prescription: Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• require: To demand that someone does something
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• vaccine: Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
• melatonin: Hormone secreted by the pineal gland
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• mold: Distinctive type of character or nature
• kidney: Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
• deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
• alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• profit: Benefit from doing something
• addictive: Being powerless to stop doing or using something
• chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
• allergy: Sensitivity to foods, etc. causing a bad reaction
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• bloodstream: Blood flowing through the circulatory system
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• basis: Main ingredient or part of something
• dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
• liver: Organ from animals served as food
• consumer: Person who buys goods or services
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
• medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
• pharmacy: Shop where medicines are prepared and sold
• expiration: Coming to an end of a period, validity
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• pharmaceutical: Concerning the science of drugs and medicines
• plaque: Sign on building as a reminder of an event/person
• cosmetic: Serving a decorative rather than a useful purpose
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• anal: Concerning the anus
• grapefruit: Large sour yellowish fruit with sour juice
• penicillin: Medicine that treats infection by killing bacteria