Vocabulary

• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• have to: Must do
• chronic traumatic encephalopathy: A progressive degenerative disease of the brain found in individuals with a history of repetitive brain trauma.
• under the surface: Not obvious or apparent; existing out of sight.
• for instance: As an example.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• on the spot: Immediately; at that location.
• lead to: To result in some action
• experienced in: Having skill or knowledge as a result of experience.
• stitch up: To sew up a wound or cut.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• force in: To enter a place by applying physical force.
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• next to: Being located along side another
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• do fine: To succeed or be successful
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• tense up: To become nervous or anxious; to tighten one's muscles due to stress or fear.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• instance: An example of something; case
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• traumatic: Causing upsetting emotional effects over time
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• athlete: Person trained to compete in sports
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• pedestrian: Unremarkable; ordinary; not special
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• concussion: Injury to the brain caused by a blow
• accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• hearty: (Of emotions) warm and sincere
• stitch: Pain in your side after running or exercising
• fracture: Break in a bone, usually small
• cavity: Hole or empty space, especially in a tooth
• lung: One of the two organs we use to breathe
• elbow: Middle part of the arm, which bends
• bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
• marrow: A soft, fatty tissue inside bones
• collateral: Property you offer as security against a loan
• rib: One of the curved bones protecting the chest/heart
• dislocation: Act of moving a thing out of its natural position
• rod: Straight, thin stick or bar
• tendon: Band of tough fibrous tissue connecting muscles
• shin: Front part of the lower leg, beneath the knee
• femur: Bone that extends from the pelvis to the knee