Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• at least: As a minimum
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• clear up: To tidy things away, e.g. dirty dishes after meal
• wait around: To wait idly or without a specific purpose.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• kill off: To eliminate or destroy completely; to cause to die.
• in blood: Covered or stained with blood, literally or figuratively.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• abundant in: Present in great quantity; plentiful in.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• come down to: To become in the end a matter of
• protect from: To keep someone or something safe from harm or damage.
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• metabolism: Chemical processes to convert food to energy
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• bizarre: Odd or strange
• consider: To think carefully about something
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• synthetic: Not natural; made from artificial materials
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• inflammatory: Making or intended to make someone angry
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• respect: To follow the established rules
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• kidney: Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
• supplement: Added extra to support or make something complete
• treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• century: Period of 100 years
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• miracle: Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
• tract: A system of body parts or organs that has a particular function (e.g., digestive tract).
• cabbage: Round green vegetable with tightly packed leaves
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• part: Division of a book
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• pathway: A path or way that you can walk
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• vendor: Person who sells things, usually on the street
• amino: Of some substances that form proteins
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• vitamin: Health-giving substance needed for body function
• inhibitor: Substance that retards or stops an activity
• diabetic: Concerning diabetes; suffering from diabetes
• proton: Tiny part of atom with positive electrical charge
• grandma: Mother of your father or mother