Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• going on: To continue doing something
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• soften up: To make something softer or more pliable.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• cholesterol: Substance in the body that may cause heart disease
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• advocate: A lawyer who protects a clients interests
• cardiovascular: Concerning the heart and vessels of the body
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• tolerate: To be able to adjust to changes of various kinds
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• remedy: Way to solve or fix a problem
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• inflammatory: Making or intended to make someone angry
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• rigid: Stiff rather than flexible
• aid: To help others and provide things
• insulin: Substance in the body processing sugar into energy
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• stiff: Slang term for a dead body
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• assess: To judge something's value or suitability
• nutrition: Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• calcium: A substance important for making bones and teeth
• potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• flush: Feeling that comes suddenly
• ideally: In a perfect way; very suitably
• formation: Process of creating; making a particular shape
• important: Having power or authority
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• artery: Tubes that carry blood from the heart to the body
• buoyant: Capable of floating in a liquid
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• potassium: A common, soft, silvery white metal with many uses
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• plaque: Sign on building as a reminder of an event/person
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• magnesium: Silver, white metal burning with a white flame
• entitle: To make you eligible to hold a title
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• bark: To make the loud sound of a dog (when angry)
• vitamin: Health-giving substance needed for body function
• mega: Big; great; large; impressive
• oxidation: Process of combining with oxygen
• vascular: Of tubes through which fluids flow in body/plant
• ultrasound: Use of sound waves to therapy or diagnostics
• carotid: Of two major arteries supplying blood to head/neck