Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• fall out
• the leading cause: The most significant or primary reason for something.
• run of the mill: Ordinary, average, or common; not special or unique.
• such as: For example; like
• watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
• oral hygiene: The practice of keeping the mouth and teeth clean to prevent dental problems.
• pearly whites: A person's teeth, especially when they are white and healthy-looking.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• hygiene: Cleanliness; being clean
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• dementia: Illness characterized by loss of memory
• pneumonia: Serious illness affecting the lungs and breathing
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• section: A part of a whole
• breed: Kind of / sort of
• scrub: To clean with hard rubbing
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• leftover: (Of food) that you didn't eat at a meal
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
• noggin: A human head
• leave: To go away from; depart
• harmful: Likely to cause damage or injury
• chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
• acid: Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• scrape: To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
• breath: Air you take in and out of your body
• oral: Concerning the mouth
• plaque: Sign on building as a reminder of an event/person
• erosion: Process of wearing away by water, wind, or ice
• moist: Being a little bit wet, often in a pleasing way
• enamel: A glass-like substance, glossy covering of an object; The covering of a tooth.
• fend: To try to manage for yourself without assistance
• worm: Small thin tube-shaped animal without legs
• dysfunction: Failure to act as expected, as in a social context
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• skip: Very large waste disposal bin
• overdrive: Extra gear on a vehicle that allows more power
• dentist: Person whose job is to take care of people's teeth
• pearly: Color of white pearls