Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• medical center: A facility providing comprehensive healthcare services, including diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation.
• pursue my dream: To strive to achieve a goal or ambition that one is passionate about.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• lead to: To result in some action
• due to: Because of; owing to
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• shine through: To emit light through something.
• way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• run after: To chase someone or something
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
• at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
• in pursuit: Following or chasing someone or something, typically to catch them.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• loop in: To include someone in a conversation or communication.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• work through: To deal with something systematically until it is completed
• set off: To start a journey
• off the bat: Immediately; without delay.
• right off the bat: Immediately; from the very beginning or start.
• check out
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• interact: To talk or do things with each other
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• convey: To carry or transport something
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• distinctive: Having a quality that is different from others
• instantly: In a manner without delay; immediately
• pursuit: Act of following someone to catch them
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
• vaccine: Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
• seek: To ask someone for help
• foster: To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
• toddler: Young child learning to walk
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• ignite: To catch fire
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• audible: Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• fever: A high body temperature, indicating illness
• point: An item to be discussed
• rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• laboratory: A place to do scientific experiments
• physician: A medical doctor
• efficacy: Ability to produce a desired outcome
• clinic: Local medical center; department of a hospital
• unit: One apartment in a building
• morphine: Alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium
• blot: To remove a spot by putting absorbent material on
• screech: To make a loud high cry of pain, anger, or fear
• yelp: (E.g. dogs) to cry out with a high-pitched bark
• whoop: Loud cry expressing excitement or happiness
• guidebook: Book with basic information or instruction
• unsettle: To upset; making someone feel uneasy