Vocabulary

• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• of any kind: Of any type or variety whatsoever.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
• have to: Must do
• compared with: In relation to
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• tried and true: Proven to be reliable or effective.
• do the trick: To solve a problem or achieve a desired result.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• few steps: A small number of steps; a short distance.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• lethal: Causing or able to cause death
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• molecule: Two or more atoms chemically combined
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• desperately: In a way that shows you don't have much hope
• neural: About the nerves or nervous system
• premium: Having a higher than normal quality
• literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
• characteristic: Typical or distinctive
• nudge: To touch or push something gently
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• neuron: A nerve cell
• breach: To break laws or barriers (e.g. walls)
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• leave: To go away from; depart
• treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
• skull: Structure of bones forming the face and head
• previously: At an earlier time
• enzyme: A protein made by cells
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• strengthen: To make something stronger
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• bloodstream: Blood flowing through the circulatory system
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• abide: To live somewhere (formal, old-fashioned)
• dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• daily: Happening every day
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• differentiate: To see or show how things are not the same
• chemotherapy: Treatment of diseases using chemicals
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• implant: To put something into, an idea in someone's mind
• awry: Go awry to go wrong; not go as planned
• median: Being in the middle or average
• triple: Group or set of three
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• ad: Public notice or advertisement
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
• cam: Rotating or sliding piece in mechanical linkages