Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at least: As a minimum
• in terms of
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• over the hump: Past the most difficult part of a task or situation.
• feel sick: To experience a sensation of nausea or illness
• real bad: Very bad; extremely unfavorable or unpleasant.
• uric acid: A crystalline acid that is the final product of purine metabolism and is found in blood and urine.
• eat in: To have a meal at home instead of going out.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• on a dime: Very quickly or within a very small space.
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• pathetic: Causing feelings of sadness, pity and sympathy
• cholesterol: Substance in the body that may cause heart disease
• chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
• kidney: Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
• sweat: To do an amount of hard work
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• outrageous: Exceeding the usual limits; far too extreme
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• exhausted: To emit gas from the back of a car
• quarter: 25 cents
• stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
• harmful: Likely to cause damage or injury
• defense: Argument in support of something
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• depressed: To make someone feel sad or miserable
• hump: Rounded mass, like that on the back of a camel
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• cigarette: White paper tube filled with tobacco
• obscene: (Of language, etc.) referring to sex in a rude way
• liver: Organ from animals served as food
• elevated: To make something higher
• quit: To leave a job
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• undergo: To experience or endure something (bad)
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• dime: Coin worth 10 US cents
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• lawsuit: A proceeding in law courts to get a legal decision
• bone: Hard piece of your body that holds your muscles
• meal: Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
• happen: To take place or occur
• coronary: Concerning the heart
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• supervision: Act or process of watching, directing a task
• vitamin: Health-giving substance needed for body function
• freaky: Strange and somewhat frightening
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• processing: To organize and use data in a computer
• ship: Large boat
• die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
• mash: To make something soft by beating or crushing it
• superb: Extremely good
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• unusually: To an uncommon degree or extent