Vocabulary

• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• have to: Must do
• lead to: To result in some action
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• going on: To continue doing something
• at least: As a minimum
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in the hospital: Located inside a hospital receiving medical care.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• to the letter: Following instructions or rules exactly; precisely.
• to the effect: Expressed in a way conveying the general meaning or intention.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• go away: To go on vacation
• in the midst of: Surrounded by; in the middle of.
• coping mechanism: A psychological strategy used to manage stress or emotional distress.
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• in effect: In reality; in practice; virtually
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• like hell: Used to express strong disagreement or refusal.
• walk through: To show someone carefully how to do something
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• do the right thing: To behave in a morally correct or proper way.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• throw out: To make someone leave, because of bad behavior
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• think back: To recapture the past
• above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
• diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
• obesity: State of being so fat it can harm your health
• epidemic: Disease that spreads quickly affecting many
• practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
• compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• shed: Small building used for storage
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• humble: Being lower in quality or status
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• prescription: Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• metabolic: Concerning the body's metabolism
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• rigorous: Very strict and often difficult; thorough
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• insulin: Substance in the body processing sugar into energy
• wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
• obese: Fat over a long period, so harming your health
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• contempt: Extreme lack of respect; strong disapproval
• inadvertently: Without intention, accidentally
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• important: Having power or authority
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• implication: Possible effects, results from an action or event
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• subtract: To take away a value or amount from another
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• bruise: To cause a dark mark in the flesh through injury
• great: Very good; better than before
• burn: To destroy with fire
• scientifically: In an manner that follows the rules of science
• refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• underlie: To be the basis, foundation or cause of something
• weirdly: In an odd or strange way
• exceedingly: To an extreme degree
• allude: To refer to without mentioning it directly
• pancreatic: Do with the long gland, that is behind the stomach
• lingo: Language or dialect
• maniacally: In a violent or mentally ill manner