Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for instance: As an example.
• at rest: Not moving or being used.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• moving parts: Components of a machine or device that move to perform a function.
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• peel back: To gradually reveal or uncover something by removing layers or obstacles.
• to the bone: Thoroughly; completely; to the innermost part.
• side note: A brief piece of additional information or a comment that is related to the main subject but is not essential to it.
• in relation to: Concerning; with reference to; regarding.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• run of the mill: Ordinary, average, or common; not special or unique.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• on the muscle: Obtained or done by force or intimidation.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• compared with: In relation to
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• As luck would have it: By chance; fortunately; coincidentally.
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• arranged in: Organized or placed in a specific order or manner within a particular space or format.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• come into contact: To physically touch something.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• set off: To start a journey
• out of the way: Remote; isolated.
• bind up: To wrap a wound or injured part with bandages or cloth.
• have to: Must do
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• come along: To go with someone who takes the lead
• in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• instance: An example of something; case
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• molecule: Two or more atoms chemically combined
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• concentration: Amount or number of something in a thing or place
• blast: To attack someone with words
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• tiny: Very, very small
• neuron: A nerve cell
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• contraction: Process of becoming smaller in length/size
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• anatomy: Scientific study of the structure of (human) body
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• sodium: A soft, white chemical element
• calcium: A substance important for making bones and teeth
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• membrane: Outside covering of a cell
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• peel: Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
• important: Having power or authority
• chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• potassium: A common, soft, silvery white metal with many uses
• strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
• wreckage: Remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
• assassin: Person who kills a public figure
• diffuse: To cause something to spread through a large area
• skeletal: Of the bones of the body
• involuntary: Without a person specifically wanting or trying to
• tendon: Band of tough fibrous tissue connecting muscles
• creed: Set of beliefs/principles by which people live
• gradient: A measure of how steep something is
• microscope: Scientific device making small things look bigger
• await: To keep ready for future needs
• filament: Thin thread, hair or wire
• ballerina: Classical dancer who performs in a ballet
• actin: A proteins into which actomyosin can be split