Vocabulary

• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in good health: Being in a state of physical and mental well-being; not sick or injured.
• change your mind
• in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
• by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
• have to: Must do
• in a nutshell: As a summary; including the main points concisely
• wear down: To erode or diminish something gradually through constant use or exposure.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• as a consequence of: Because of; due to something that happened before.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• go away: To go on vacation
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• metabolism: Chemical processes to convert food to energy
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• consequence: Importance of a person or thing
• manipulate: To try to control others to gain an advantage
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• diminish: To make something smaller or less important
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• eternal: Endless; constant; never ending
• halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• nutshell: Shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• eternity: A very long time; forever
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• whisper: To talk with breath but no voice
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• extension: Addition to something, e.g. a house
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• longevity: Amount of time someone or something lives or lasts
• nowadays: At the present time; now
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• prolong: To make continue for a longer amount of time
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• metal: Usually hard shiny material mined from rock
• immortality: State of never dying, e.g. because famous
• chemotherapy: Treatment of diseases using chemicals
• mystical: Awe-inspiring or mysterious
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• weak: Not having a strong character
• maximum: Largest or highest number or amount of something
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• machinery: System/processes to get official approval, etc.
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• live: To be alive
• depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
• sunset: Daily disappearance of the sun
• babble: To talk without speaking clearly
• grape: Fruit from which wine is made