Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• find out about: To look for information to learn about it
• on the block: Available for sale; up for auction.
• kid on: To joke or tease someone or pretend something is not true.
• name for: To give someone or something a particular name, often in honor of someone else.
• going on: To continue doing something
• stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
• cash in: To sell asset to get money back
• into thin air: To vanish completely and mysteriously.
• under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• approved for: Officially accepted or allowed.
• off label: Use of a drug for purposes not officially approved.
• go into detail: To explain or describe something fully and completely.
• into detail: To explain or discuss something thoroughly with many specifics.
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• add on: To attach or include something extra.
• at least: As a minimum
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• in a nutshell: As a summary; including the main points concisely
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• better than ever: In a more improved or desirable state than at any previous time.
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• metabolism: Chemical processes to convert food to energy
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
• obesity: State of being so fat it can harm your health
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
• gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• mimic: Someone who tries to act like another person
• brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
• nausea: Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
• stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• glucose: Natural type of sugar found in fruits and plants
• suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
• diarrhea: Frequent and watery bowel movements
• vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• digestion: Process of changing eaten food for use in the body
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• nutrient: A chemical living things needs to be healthy
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• vanity: When you are too proud of your appearance/ability
• insulin: Substance in the body processing sugar into energy
• obese: Fat over a long period, so harming your health
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• spit: To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
• enzyme: A protein made by cells
• stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• acid: Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
• liver: Organ from animals served as food
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• receptor: A nerve ending that changes stimuli into impulses
• success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
• sidekick: Person often with another more important person
• hypothalamus: Basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system
• constipation: Unable to empty your bowels as often as you should
• conclude: To finish or cause to finish; end
• management: People who are in control of a business or group
• approve: To formally accept something or grant permission
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• lizard: Reptile with scales and a long body and tail
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• dual: (Of two similar things) existing/used side by side
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• thyroid: Of thyroid gland or cartilage in neck or throat
• call: A order or request for action
• activation: Act of making something (e.g. a bomb) active
• glycemic
• watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
• talk: Style of speaking
• boardroom: Room where top officials meet
• pancreatic: Do with the long gland, that is behind the stomach
• peptide: Amide derived from two or more amino acids