Vocabulary

• as a matter of fact: In reality; actually; used to emphasize the truth of a statement, often when it differs from what someone might expect or believe.
• stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• a wide array: A large and impressive collection or range of things.
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• by accident: Without intending to; unintentionally.
• have to: Must do
• one of those things: An unfortunate but unavoidable event.
• by all means: Certainly; of course
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• therapist: Person skilled in a particular type of therapy
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• tender: Gentle; with great care or consideration
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• comprehensive: Including most or all things
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• anatomy: Scientific study of the structure of (human) body
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• circulation: Movement of blood through the body
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• physician: A medical doctor
• penetrate: To enter or pass through something
• bruise: To cause a dark mark in the flesh through injury
• differentiate: To see or show how things are not the same
• lung: One of the two organs we use to breathe
• unconditional: With no demands made before agreeing
• needle: Part of a medical device used to inject medicine
• insert: To put something into a certain place or spot
• physiology: Ways in which the parts of a living thing operate
• dysfunction: Failure to act as expected, as in a social context
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• dentist: Person whose job is to take care of people's teeth
• inject: To add or put in more (money, energy etc.)
• pathology: Study of diseases and their effect on the body
• acupuncture: Treating illness by putting needles in the skin
• stopper: A device or cork put in something to close it