Vocabulary

• cut back: To use less of something
• hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• have to: Must do
• balance out: To make or become more equal to another thing
• at most: Not more than; a maximum of.
• make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
• with regards to: Concerning; relating to; about.
• go on: To continue doing something
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• first three: The initial three items or elements in a series or sequence.
• opening up: Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• lay out: To show or explain your plans carefully
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• in check: Under control; restrained.
• on the door: Situated on the surface or part of a door.
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• prioritize: To rank things in importance
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• strength: Condition of being strong
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
• glucose: Natural type of sugar found in fruits and plants
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• huge: Very very large
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• insulin: Substance in the body processing sugar into energy
• favor: Support or approval from people
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• briefly: Using little time or resources
• carbohydrate: Substance providing energy in foods (rice, bread)
• sodium: A soft, white chemical element
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• dash: To hit against something with a lot of force
• longevity: Amount of time someone or something lives or lasts
• fitness: Good physical condition; being in shape
• physician: A medical doctor
• person: Man, woman or child
• calorie: Unit for measuring the amount of energy in food
• aerobic: Needing oxygen to live
• refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
• physiology: Ways in which the parts of a living thing operate
• amino: Of some substances that form proteins
• globally: Throughout the world