Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• against the clock: Rushed and under pressure to meet a deadline.
• seal of approval: An indication that something is of a high standard or officially approved.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• call in: To ask others for help when in need
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• complete with: Having something as an extra part or feature.
• pop off: To leave a place, usually for a short time.
• deal with
• medical research: Scientific investigation to improve medical knowledge and treatments.
• on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• consider: To think carefully about something
• express: To send something by fast mail
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• dictate: To speak while someone writes down your words
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• compatible: Able to get on or be used well together
• organ: Part of a person's body with a particular function
• recipient: Someone who gets or receives something
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• kidney: Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
• calendar: A table showing the days, months and years
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• liver: Organ from animals served as food
• rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• mythical: Based on beliefs unsupported by facts
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• surprisingly: In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
• incompatible: Not able to get on, be used together
• vet: Short for 'veterinarian' or 'veterinary surgeon'
• antigen: Substance that produces antibodies in the body
• stealth: Manner of moving so as to avoid being seen
• transplant: A medical operation to replace organs of the body
• asap: Shortened form of 'As soon as possible'
• dialysis: (Medical) taking waste from blood if kidneys are damaged