Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• go away: To go on vacation
• regardless of
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• persistent: Continuing to do something despite challenges
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
• mucus: Thick liquid substance made in certain parts of the human body, such as the nose
• occasional: Not happening often; irregular; rare
• inhale: To breathe in something like air or smoke
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• asthma: Lung illness causing difficulty in breathing
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• important: Having power or authority
• propel: To push, or make move in a certain direction
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• throat: Part of the neck that is below the chin
• abdomen: The part of the body where the stomach is
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• breath: Air you take in and out of your body
• medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
• deep: Complex and important
• lung: One of the two organs we use to breathe
• cough: To suddenly expel air from the lungs
• pollen: Fine, usually yellow powder produced by plants
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• reflex: Body's physical reaction done unconsciously
• instantaneous: Occurring with no delay at all
• intruder: A burglar; robber
• thin: Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
• long: Person's name
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• equip: To provide with necessary materials or skills
• message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• forcefully: Strongly; in a way intended to be effective