Vocabulary

• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• latch on: To understand something, often after a period of confusion or delay.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• long list: An extensive or detailed enumeration of items, names, or details.
• certain foods: Specific types of food, often referring to those with particular characteristics or effects.
• dial down: To reduce the intensity or level of something.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• option: A choice
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
• body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
• allergic: Of or having a reaction to an allergy
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• white: Person's name