Vocabulary

• lead to: To result in some action
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• have to: Must do
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• move down: To physically shift to a lower position or location.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• go over all: To review or examine every part of something carefully.
• in depth: Thoroughly and carefully; in detail.
• way too long: Excessively long in duration; much longer than necessary or desired.
• pinch off: To remove a shoot or bud from a plant by pinching it off with your fingers.
• for instance: As an example.
• press on: To continue doing something in a determined way; to persevere.
• mess up: To make a mistake
• throw out: To make someone leave, because of bad behavior
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
• in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• at most: Not more than; a maximum of.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• in the hospital: Located inside a hospital receiving medical care.
• foot up: To add numbers to find a total sum.
• on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
• going on: To continue doing something
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• integrity: Quality of being honest, fair and honorable
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• shift: To change in position or direction
• intact: Being complete, without damaged or missing parts
• consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• huge: Very very large
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• lecture: To speak to someone to show anger or warn them
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• nutrition: Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
• sensory: Referring to the physical senses
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• friction: Disagreement between two or more people
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• nasal: Concerning, used for, or relating to the nose
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• prescribe: (Of doctors) to say what medicine should be taken
• physician: A medical doctor
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• capillary: Very small tube that carry blood in the body
• prominence: State or quality of being important or well known
• visibly: So as to be seen or noticed
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• tendon: Band of tough fibrous tissue connecting muscles
• shear: To cut off fur or wool
• bony: With the bones showing; skinny
• blanch: To become pale due to sudden emotion such as fear