Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• start out: To begin your life or career in a particular way.
• in check: Under control; restrained.
• opening up: Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
• on the verge of: Very near to doing or experiencing something.
• feed on: To eat a particular food.
• get trapped in: To become confined in a place and unable to escape.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• keep the peace: To maintain order and prevent conflict or disturbance.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• obesity: State of being so fat it can harm your health
• crave: To have a very strong desire for something
• evolve: To develop certain features
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• diverse: Being varied or different from each other
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• diarrhea: Frequent and watery bowel movements
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
• breed: Kind of / sort of
• serotonin: A neurotransmitter in the brain that helps regulate mood, sleep, appetite, and emotional well-being; often referred to as the "feel-good" hormone.
• insulin: Substance in the body processing sugar into energy
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• obese: Fat over a long period, so harming your health
• womb: Place in a woman's body where a baby grows
• vicious: Very dangerous, e.g. an animal or dog
• nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
• cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
• autism: Disorder that prevents normal communication
• asthma: Lung illness causing difficulty in breathing
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
• stressful: Worrying; causing tension
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• important: Having power or authority
• fungus: Plant, e.g. mushroom/mold, growing in damp places
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• greasy: Containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
• verge: Brink or threshold
• poop: Feces
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• microbe: Very small, microscopic, living thing
• sterile: Completely clean; with no bacteria
• part: Division of a book
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• microbiome: the microorganisms (= living things too small to be seen) that exist in a particular environment or in the human body
• schizophrenia: Any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
• leukemia: Blood cancer
• study: To focus on learning something usually at school
• early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
• interplay: Way two or more people/things affect each other