Vocabulary

• in terms of
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• wax on: To apply wax to a surface.
• walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
• pass up: To reject an offer or suggestion
• withdraw from: To take out or remove (something) from a place or container.
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• iron out: To get rid of problems that prevent progress
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• leave out: To forget; omit
• in conclusion: Used to indicate a summary or final point.
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• amount: Quantity of something
• psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• substitute: To perform the tasks instead of someone else
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• glucose: Natural type of sugar found in fruits and plants
• nutrient: A chemical living things needs to be healthy
• illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
• insulin: Substance in the body processing sugar into energy
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• supplement: Added extra to support or make something complete
• testosterone: Natural chemical responsible for the male sex
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• sperm: Cell produced by men and needed for reproduction
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• pure: Not mixed with anything else
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• spinach: Vegetable with dark green leaves, full of iron
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• holistic: Involving all of something
• range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
• density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
• great: Very good; better than before
• consult: To ask the advice, opinion of a (paid) specialist
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• part: Division of a book
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• plasma: Substance in which the blood cells are carried
• bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
• dysfunction: Failure to act as expected, as in a social context
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• fascinate: To attract or interest greatly
• tidal: Of the regular rise and fall of the sea level
• duck: To avoid doing something that is difficult
• zinc: Bluish white metal used in making brass
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• oscar: Annual award given in the movie industry
• superfood: Very nutritious food