Vocabulary

• at the most: No more than; maximum amount or degree.
• lead to: To result in some action
• clear up: To tidy things away, e.g. dirty dishes after meal
• due to: Because of; owing to
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on the horizon: About to happen; approaching.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• check out
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• amount: Quantity of something
• puberty: Stage of life when you become sexually mature
• substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• appearance: The way a person looks to others
• suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
• collaboration: Act of working with someone to complete a task
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• cortisol: Adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• respond: To answer something or someone
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
• gland: Organ that produces substances for the body to use
• testosterone: Natural chemical responsible for the male sex
• acne: Red spots or pimples on your face
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• onset: When something, e.g. an illness, starts; beginning
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• clog: To make or become blocked or filled with something
• fill: To make something full
• melanin: Pigment giving color to skin, hair etc.
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• oral: Concerning the mouth
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• pimple: Small inflamed bump on the skin, e.g. from acne
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• pore: Small hole on skin, etc. allowing liquid to pass
• overdrive: Extra gear on a vehicle that allows more power
• sebum: Oily secretion of the sebaceous glands; with perspiration it moistens and protects the skin
• incidence: The rate that something happens
• follicle: Small spherical group of cells containing a cavity
• bacterial: Concerning or caused by bacteria
• pus: Yellow fluid produced from inflamed wound, etc.
• inconvenient: Causing difficulty, discomfort, or problems
• enlarge: To make something larger (e.g. a photo)
• superpower: State powerful enough to influence world events