Vocabulary

• health benefits: Advantages provided by an employer or insurance plan related to healthcare, such as medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• varieties of: Different kinds or types of something.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• for instance: As an example.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• ingredient: Food item used when making a meal or drink
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• versatile: Having many uses or skills
• respiratory: (Medical) concerning breathing
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• cuisine: Certain style or technique of cooking
• religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
• plague: To cause to have continual problems with something
• illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• praise: To express approval of something or someone
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
• altogether: All things considered
• sizzle: A hissing sound of something burning or frying
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• programme: A plan or schedule of events
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• union: Act of joining two or more things into one
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• ailment: An illness, especially a minor one
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• tobacco: Cigars and cigarettes
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• sexual: Relating to men and women and their relationships
• chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• vet: Short for 'veterinarian' or 'veterinary surgeon'
• communism: Political system with state-controlled industry
• dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
• smell: To have a particular odor
• interestingly: You'll find this surprising; in an interesting way
• unimaginable: That cannot be imagined; unthinkable
• medicinal: Relating to the treatment of sickness or pain
• buddhism: Religion devoted to the teaching of Buddha
• hinduism: A religion native to India based on a caste system