Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• in secret: Done or kept in a way that is not known or seen by others.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• in the spotlight: Receiving a lot of public attention; at the center of attention.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• public life: The aspect of a person's life that concerns their involvement in public affairs, especially as a politician or other figure known to the general public.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• in recent memory: Within the period people can still remember.
• as anything: Used to emphasize intensity or degree of a quality or action.
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
• appearance: The way a person looks to others
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• norm: Standard or regular way of doing something
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
• speculation: Taking risks that might lead to big profits
• treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• exceptional: Being extremely and unusually good
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• act: To behave in a certain way
• public: Owned by the government
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• liver: Organ from animals served as food
• undergo: To experience or endure something (bad)
• legend: List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
• celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• mercury: Silver-white metal that is used in thermometers
• battle: Military fight between armies
• wrestle: To fight someone by holding parts of their body
• truth: Real facts about something
• chemotherapy: Treatment of diseases using chemicals
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• humor: Quality that makes something funny
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• stun: To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
• pancreatic: Do with the long gland, that is behind the stomach
• hulk: Large object, e.g. a boat
• robin: Person's name
• posthumous: Done or happening after a person's death