Vocabulary

• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• on the couch: Receiving psychotherapy or psychological treatment.
• creep into: To enter a place quietly and stealthily, often without permission.
• at least: As a minimum
• check out
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• mental: Concerning the mind
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• sensation: (Person) attracting the interest of many people
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• creep: To move quietly so as not to be seen
• stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
• click: To work well with someone or something
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
• button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• acid: Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
• calcium: A substance important for making bones and teeth
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• abdomen: The part of the body where the stomach is
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• fill: To make something full
• chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• couch: To formulate in a particular style or language
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• part: Division of a book
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• calorie: Unit for measuring the amount of energy in food
• swollen: To increase in size or number larger than normal
• burp: To expel gas from the stomach noisily
• flop: To fall heavily, usually in a relaxed manner
• secrete: To hide something so it will not be seen or found
• burrito: Flour tortilla folded around a filling
• uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
• neutralize: To remove or take away a threat
• mash: To make something soft by beating or crushing it
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• carbonate: To charge a drink with carbon dioxide
• cranberry: Small, dark-red berry used for juice, etc.
• fizzy: (Of a drink) hissing and bubbling
• bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
• messenger: Someone who delivers things, e.g. by motor bike
• pie: Baked food with a filling encased in pastry
• heartburn: Burning sensation in the chest, e.g. indigestion
• soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink
• peptide: Amide derived from two or more amino acids
• antacid: Chemical acting to neutralize acids in the stomach