Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• at least: As a minimum
• put off: To take off, e.g. clothing
• wear out
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• at random
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• in red: Marked or written using the colour red.
• in the picture: Aware of what is happening; informed.
• in green: Located in or surrounded by green plants or fields.
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• speed up: To move more quickly
• of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• on the telephone: Engaged in a phone call.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
• live for: To consider something the most important thing in your life; to find purpose or great pleasure in something.
• from scratch: From the very beginning; from nothing.
• back to normal: Returned to the usual or expected state or condition.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• in principle: In theory; as a general idea, though not yet in practice or detail.
• have to: Must do
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• mutation: Change that changes genetic structure
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• receptor: A nerve ending that changes stimuli into impulses
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• hurricane: Very severe storm usually occurs near the ocean
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• lifespan: Length of time something is expected to last
• insulin: Substance in the body processing sugar into energy
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• drug: Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• bind: To cover a wound, as with a bandage
• testosterone: Natural chemical responsible for the male sex
• person: Man, woman or child
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• compartment: Enclosed part used to hold particular thing
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• scout: To watch or search for something or someone
• part: Division of a book
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
• pathway: A path or way that you can walk
• worm: Small thin tube-shaped animal without legs
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• nucleus: Center of an atom
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• mutant: Organism derived from a change in genes
• favorable: When a good result or positive outcome is likely
• superintendent: Person in charge of a department or organization
• ethically: As regards moral principles and rules of behavior
• uptake: Process of being taken in by a living organism
• progeny: Offspring of an animal or plant
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
• tor: In parts of Britain, a high rocky hill