Vocabulary

• due to: Because of; owing to
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• once and for all: Completely and finally; decisively.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• on call: Available to be summoned for duty, especially in emergencies.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• often used to: Frequently employed or utilized for a specific purpose or action.
• after hours: After the usual closing time.
• increased risk: A greater chance of something harmful or dangerous happening.
• clear up: To tidy things away, e.g. dirty dishes after meal
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• in terms of
• in step: Moving or progressing at the same rate or in harmony.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• crank out: To produce something quickly and in large quantities.
• in record time: Faster than has ever been done before.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• in length: Relating to the measurement of something from end to end.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• lead to: To result in some action
• in question: Being doubted or disputed; under discussion.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• at least: As a minimum
• keeping up: To understand what someone is saying
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• require: To demand that someone does something
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• prestige: High respect and status, as from being successful
• due: When something is required or expected
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• participate: To take part with others in doing something
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• breast: Fleshy part of a woman's body for feeding babies
• benign: (Of cancer) not harmful or too serious
• specialty: Skill or a dish that a person, business is good at
• hybrid: Formed from combining different things
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• predictable: Capable of being guessed before it happens
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• analytical: Thinking in a detailed and intelligent manner
• tumor: Abnormal growth of cells; cancer
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• prostate: Male gland important in the creation of semen
• minimize: To make something seem small or less important
• lung: One of the two organs we use to breathe
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
• radioactive: Emitting harmful energy from nuclear activity
• palliative: Moderating suffering by making it easier to bear
• pediatric: Concerning the medical care of children
• residency: Training for a junior doctor in hospital
• proton: Tiny part of atom with positive electrical charge
• oncologist: Specialist in the study of cancers