Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• use up: To use all of; consume
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• make up: To invent or create a story
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• have to: Must do
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• at least: As a minimum
• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• speed things up: To accelerate a process or activity; to make something happen faster.
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• metabolism: Chemical processes to convert food to energy
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• evolve: To develop certain features
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• syrup: Sugary liquid e.g. used on pancakes
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• belly: Middle part of the body; the stomach
• glucose: Natural type of sugar found in fruits and plants
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
• insulin: Substance in the body processing sugar into energy
• treadmill: Boring job, with repetitive tasks
• starch: Substance in food changed to energy in the body
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• visceral: From deep within you; caused by strong instincts
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fructose: Simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits
• liver: Organ from animals served as food
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• snack: Small amount of food eaten between meals
• point: An item to be discussed
• readily: In a quick and easy manner
• nutritional: (Of foods) having positive effects on your health
• satisfied: To make someone happy because they got their wish
• yeast: A single-celled fungi used to make bread and beer
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
• intermittent: Occurring at irregular times; off and on
• tan: A light brown color
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• ultra: Prefix that denotes a lot of something; extreme
• refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• magnesium: Silver, white metal burning with a white flame
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• metabolize: (Of the body) to convert food into energy
• antidepressant: Medicine used to treat depression
• mitochondrial: Referring to mitochondria