Vocabulary

• at once: Immediately; without delay
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in small doses: Acceptable or enjoyable only when limited in quantity.
• all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• kick in: (Of a medicine, plan, etc.) to start to have an effect; become operative
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• lead to: To result in some action
• shut off: To stop the movement of something, such as water
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
• check out
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• extreme: Very great in degree
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• amount: Quantity of something
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• lethal: Causing or able to cause death
• blast: To attack someone with words
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• nausea: Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
• fatal: Causing death; having very bad consequences
• fraction: Small part of something
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
• sweat: To do an amount of hard work
• impress: To make an emotional impact upon
• ingest: To eat, drink, or swallow something
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• induce: To make someone do something; create an outcome
• myriad: Very large quantity of something
• defense: Argument in support of something
• cumulative: Getting larger slowly through more additions
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• dehydration: The state of not having enough water
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• pound: The # key on a keyboard
• jolt: Sudden shock (e.g. of electricity or surprise)
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• bloodstream: Blood flowing through the circulatory system
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• toothpaste: A paste used for cleaning teeth
• potassium: A common, soft, silvery white metal with many uses
• administer: To give e.g. medicine to a patient
• abdominal: Concerned with the stomach area of a body
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• dosage: Measured amount of medicine or drug
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
• fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
• warmth: Quality of kindness, friendliness, or sincerity
• sick: Having a physical or mental illness
• nutmeg: Spice made from the seed of a tropical tree
• lateral: On the side; moving sideways
• love: Person's name
• late: At a time after the expected time
• small: Little in size; not big
• bunker: Section of a golf course that contains sand