Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• at least: As a minimum
• drown out: To prevent a sound from being heard by making a louder noise.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• in blood: Covered or stained with blood, literally or figuratively.
• the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• strip away: To gradually reduce the power, rights, or possessions of someone.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• big gulp: A large swallow or mouthful of a drink.
• next to: Being located along side another
• in the shadow of: Close to and influenced or dominated by something else.
• hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
• slip away: To leave a place quietly or secretly, often to avoid attention.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• fight on: To continue fighting despite difficulties or setbacks.
• act on: To have an effect on something.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• act upon: To take action as a result of something; to have an effect on something.
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• cholesterol: Substance in the body that may cause heart disease
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• afford: To make available, to provide
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• metabolic: Concerning the body's metabolism
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• democratic: (Of government) giving the people power, a vote
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• asthma: Lung illness causing difficulty in breathing
• politician: Someone whose job is in politics
• affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• relieve: To make less boring by making some change
• malnutrition: Not having enough to eat, or having a poor diet
• act: To behave in a certain way
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• paycheck: Check issued in payment of wages or salary
• residue: Left over part after most is taken away
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• unanimous: Having one opinion agreed to by everyone
• prescribe: (Of doctors) to say what medicine should be taken
• electricity: Energy generated positive and negative charges
• gulp: To swallow or drink quickly
• medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
• fracture: Break in a bone, usually small
• medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
• fluke: Lucky shot or event that is purely accidental
• startling: So remarkably different or sudden as to shock
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• overdue: Past the date you should do something
• audacity: Bold and daring behavior
• huddle: Tightly packed group
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• justification: Reason or fact that explains why something is true
• infest: (Of bad things) to be present in in large numbers
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
• marshal: Person who has a high position in the military
• latino: Person with a Spanish-speaking background
• voter: Person who can vote in an election