Vocabulary

• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• such as: For example; like
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• check out
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• fight back: To make your point more strongly against opponent
• couch potato: A person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, usually watching television.
• in line with: In agreement with; conforming to.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in key: Singing or playing notes correctly according to the musical key.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• top up: To add to something so as to increase the amount.
• on the label: Printed on the label of a product.
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• stiff drink: An alcoholic drink with a large amount of alcohol in it.
• cut out: To leave out of something, e.g. a social event
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• meditation: Act of deep and quiet thinking
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• susceptible: Likely to fall prey to, be drawn to or influenced
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• obesity: State of being so fat it can harm your health
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• crave: To have a very strong desire for something
• epidemic: Disease that spreads quickly affecting many
• binge: To eat or drink too much at one time
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• amount: Quantity of something
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• havoc: Situation with destruction, damage and confusion
• cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
• fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• ingest: To eat, drink, or swallow something
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
• duration: Length of time that something lasts
• relieve: To make less boring by making some change
• vegan: Vegetarian who eats no animal or dairy products
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
• optimize: To make as effective as possible
• spinach: Vegetable with dark green leaves, full of iron
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• wreak: To cause something damaging or violent to happen
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• marathon: Lasting for a long time
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• immunity: State of not being able to catch a disease
• fortify: To protect against military attack, as with walls
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• microbiome: the microorganisms (= living things too small to be seen) that exist in a particular environment or in the human body
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• vitamin: Health-giving substance needed for body function
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
• symbiotic: In an interdependent relationship
• sulfur: Smelly yellow chemical often found near volcanoes
• deactivate: To stop a machine, service etc. from operating
• steroid: Drug making muscles bigger and giving more energy
• popcorn: Small-eared corn that burst in dry heat
• lengthen: To make or become longer in time or distance
• mic: Short for 'microphone'