Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• going on: To continue doing something
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• tiptoe around: To avoid discussing something directly or carefully.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• drill down: To examine something in detail; to analyze deeply.
• in a state: In a particular condition or situation.
• show in: To lead someone into a room or building.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• at least: As a minimum
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• draw on: To come to its end
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in aggregate: Considering everything together as a total amount.
• have to: Must do
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• get a sense: To understand or perceive something intuitively.
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• cholesterol: Substance in the body that may cause heart disease
• amount: Quantity of something
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• inherent: Existing as an essential part of
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• outcome: Something that happens as a result, consequence
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• gender: State of being male or female
• honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• vary: To change something and make it different
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• cardiac: Concerning the heart
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• longevity: Amount of time someone or something lives or lasts
• medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
• pat: Person's name
• aggregate: A sum total amount of something
• lung: One of the two organs we use to breathe
• cocaine: Illegal drug made from coca leaves
• pathway: A path or way that you can walk
• arrow: Symbol used on road signs to show direction
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• diagram: A drawing intended to explain how something works
• datum: Item of factual information
• lax: Not careful about your work or attitudes; sloppy
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• firearm: Small weapon that you fire
• causal: Showing the direct reason for something