Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• going on: To continue doing something
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• got to: To arrive at some place
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• think back: To recapture the past
• watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
• hit on: To discover an idea, etc. by chance
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• in a nutshell: As a summary; including the main points concisely
• such as: For example; like
• for instance: As an example.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• lead to: To result in some action
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• want in: To desire to participate or be included in something.
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• in place of: Instead of; as a substitute for.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in hand: In one's possession or control.
• go hand in hand: Two things closely related or connected, usually occurring together.
• shoot through: To leave abruptly or escape quickly.
• pull in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• pass out: To distribute or hand out papers to people
• get up to: To do something slightly naughty
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• hang out: To spend time with your friends
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• respiratory: (Medical) concerning breathing
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• tolerate: To be able to adjust to changes of various kinds
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• fraction: Small part of something
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• lecture: To speak to someone to show anger or warn them
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• assess: To judge something's value or suitability
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• contraction: Process of becoming smaller in length/size
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• leave: To go away from; depart
• sodium: A soft, white chemical element
• swell: To feel overcome due to a strong emotion
• loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• cardiac: Concerning the heart
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• fill: To make something full
• prescribe: (Of doctors) to say what medicine should be taken
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• daily: Happening every day
• physician: A medical doctor
• quit: To leave a job
• potassium: A common, soft, silvery white metal with many uses
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• clot: Mass of blood, etc. that has dried up/become thick
• dysfunction: Failure to act as expected, as in a social context
• ace: Highest value card in a game of cards
• conversion: Switch from one thing (e.g. religion) to another
• inhibitor: Substance that retards or stops an activity
• overload: To make a machine work too hard so it might break
• toxicity: Quality or degree of being poisonous
• dilation: Act of making (eyes) more open or expanded
• bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
• ventricle: Chamber of the heart that pumps blood to arteries
• beta: Test version of a product or software