Vocabulary

• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• have to: Must do
• in terms of
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• finish up: To complete or bring something to an end.
• melt down: To heat a solid material, especially metal, until it becomes liquid.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• look back: To think about past events
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• going on: To continue doing something
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• for instance: As an example.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• at the moment: At this time; now
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• anything other than: Except for; not including
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• from the hip: Without careful thought; spontaneously or impulsively.
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• close up: A photograph or film shot taken of a subject at close range.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• come along: To go with someone who takes the lead
• close by: Near in distance; nearby.
• relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• material: Cloth; fabric
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• compelling: To force someone to do something
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• symptom: Sign that suggests that there is a problem
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• organ: Part of a person's body with a particular function
• intestine: Long tube in the body for digesting food
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
• spike: The top point in a graph
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
• hip: The upper part of Leg
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• important: Having power or authority
• procedure: A medical operation
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• limb: Leg, arm, branch or wing
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• derive: To come from another thing
• accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• pancreas: Gland creating insulin to help body process food
• fetus: An unborn baby, at a later stage than an embryo
• onset: When something, e.g. an illness, starts; beginning
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• area: Amount of measured space
• bypass: To go around something; avoid
• regenerate: To form or create new things
• fingertip: End (tip) of a finger
• diabetic: Concerning diabetes; suffering from diabetes
• regenerative: Of, relating to, or marked by regeneration
• regeneration: Act of adding more life or energy into
• asymptomatic: Having no symptoms of illness or disease
• gore: To wound by attacking with a knife, sharp horn etc.
• retiree: Someone who has retired from active working
• newt: Small salamander that lives mostly in water