Vocabulary

• in hospital: Admitted to a hospital for treatment.
• on site: At the location of a particular activity or project.
• at least: As a minimum
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• come along: To go with someone who takes the lead
• going on: To continue doing something
• until further notice: Up to an unknown time in the future when more information is given.
• such as: For example; like
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• press down: To apply pressure to something with a pushing motion.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• work out
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• on air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• into perspective: To clarify or provide a broader understanding of a situation or issue.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• genuinely: In a real, actual, not false or artificial way
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• vaccine: Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
• hangover: Ill feeling from drinking too much alcohol
• stiff: Slang term for a dead body
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• queue: Line of people or cars waiting for something
• sincere: Meaning what you say truthfully; honest
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• conscience: Ability to sense what is right or wrong
• chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
• staff: Employees of a company
• confirm: To formally approve or check something
• campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
• fever: A high body temperature, indicating illness
• pupil: Someone who follows, is being taught by an artist
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• antibiotic: (Drug) used to fight certain kinds of diseases
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• cord: A long strong material, thicker than string
• devastation: Act of ruining or destroying something
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• area: Amount of measured space
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• rash: Without much thought; done or acting too quickly
• spinal: Concerning the spine or nerves in your back
• vaccination: Type of injection to prevent getting a disease
• headache: Pain in the head
• flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
• bacterial: Concerning or caused by bacteria
• moss: Soft green plant which grows on trees and stones
• nick: Person's name
• heartbreak: Great sorrow caused by e.g. death of loved one
• meningitis: A serious illness affecting part of the brain
• lunchtime: The time you eat your midday meal
• nightclub: Place for drinking and dancing at night