Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• have to: Must do
• sort out: To find a way of dealing with a problem; resolve
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• light on: To illuminate something.
• do over: To repeat an action; do something again
• from all accounts: According to all reports or sources of information.
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• respiratory: (Medical) concerning breathing
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• incentive: Something that encourages you to do something
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
• rigorous: Very strict and often difficult; thorough
• blow: To move something using air
• couple: To join something to something else
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• proceed: To continue to do something; carry on
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• cardiac: Concerning the heart
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
• schedule: A list of events and their times
• holy: Being good according to religious standards
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• undergo: To experience or endure something (bad)
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• business: A company formed for making profit
• tumor: Abnormal growth of cells; cancer
• lung: One of the two organs we use to breathe
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• cardinal: Of the greatest importance; paramount
• bulletin: (Sudden or urgent) news piece
• pope: Bishop of Rome and the head of the Catholic Church
• baseline: Imaginary standard by which things are compared
• underlie: To be the basis, foundation or cause of something
• preside: To be in charge; to be responsible for
• pulmonary: Concerning the lungs/disease of the lungs
• pong: To smell badly