Vocabulary

• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• increased risk: A greater chance of something harmful or dangerous happening.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in the extreme: To a very great degree; extremely.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• come down to: To become in the end a matter of
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• going on: To continue doing something
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on the back of: As a result of or following something.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
• once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
• in blood: Covered or stained with blood, literally or figuratively.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• sit on it: To delay making a decision or taking action.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
• obesity: State of being so fat it can harm your health
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• extreme: Very great in degree
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• prescription: Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
• contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
• stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• obese: Fat over a long period, so harming your health
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• due: When something is required or expected
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• gland: Organ that produces substances for the body to use
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• swell: To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• blurry: Being indistinguishable or unclear in shape
• retina: Part of the eye that senses light
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• membrane: Outside covering of a cell
• blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• breakdown: When normal activity or behavior stops
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• elevate: To make something higher
• dysfunction: Failure to act as expected, as in a social context
• believe: To think or accept that something is true
• clinic: Local medical center; department of a hospital
• distort: To change the shape, appearance, or sound
• gel: Thick substance, similar to jelly
• detachment: Feeling of not being personally involved
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• fibrous: Containing, having or resembling threads
• nighttime: Time after sunset and before sunrise
• cataract: Large mass of falling water