Vocabulary

• due to: Because of; owing to
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• want in: To desire to participate or be included in something.
• as we know it: In the form or way commonly understood or accepted.
• get here: To arrive at a specific location.
• first up: Firstly; to begin with; the first item on a list or agenda.
• kill off: To eliminate or destroy completely; to cause to die.
• Easier said than done: More difficult than it appears to be.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• under the influence: Affected by alcohol or drugs to the extent that mental and physical control is markedly diminished.
• go on: To continue doing something
• mash it up: To mix or blend music tracks creatively.
• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
• per year: For each year; annually.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• out of favor: No longer approved of or supported; having lost popularity or approval.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• mental: Concerning the mind
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• alleviate: To lessen the severity of something
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• diarrhea: Frequent and watery bowel movements
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• due: When something is required or expected
• mentally: With or in the mind and thoughts
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
• treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
• asthma: Lung illness causing difficulty in breathing
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• relieve: To make less boring by making some change
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• malaria: Disease caused by being bitten by a mosquito
• procedure: A medical operation
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• fever: A high body temperature, indicating illness
• rot: To break down into pieces through dying; decay
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• physician: A medical doctor
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• cigarette: White paper tube filled with tobacco
• cocaine: Illegal drug made from coca leaves
• psychiatrist: Doctor who treats psychological disorders
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• widely: To a large degree; over a large range
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• scholarship: Work of learning, studying, acquiring knowledge
• surgical: Of or relating to surgery or operations
• humor: Quality that makes something funny
• bile: Body fluid that helps you digest fat
• frontal: Belonging to the forward part
• archaic: Old and no longer relevant or applicable
• questionable: Not likely to be right or true; doubtful
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• leech: Freshwater worm that sucks blood
• freeman: Someone who is not a slave
• coca: Type of South American plant used to make cocaine