Vocabulary

• speed up: To move more quickly
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• at bay: Kept at a distance; held back.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• move into: To start living in a new house or building
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• over the counter: Denoting a security traded directly between two parties, not on an exchange.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• conduct: Your behavior
• stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• swear: To say bad or impolite words to someone
• inflammatory: Making or intended to make someone angry
• extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
• factor: Something that influences a result
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• mucus: Thick liquid substance made in certain parts of the human body, such as the nose
• fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• gooey: Soft and sticky
• placebo: Harmless pill for comparison in trial of new drug
• grill: Plate of food that has been grilled
• enzyme: A protein made by cells
• scarce: Not many; Not plentiful or abundant
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• act: To behave in a certain way
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• curl: To form something into a round or curved shape
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• absorption: Process of being absorbed e.g. liquid, attention
• pesky: Causing irritation or annoyance
• slimy: With or resembling slime; disgustingly thick
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• collagen: Type of protein that is often used in skin cream and in plastic surgery because it makes skin look younger
• burn: To destroy with fire
• flimsy: Lacking solidity or strength; light; weak
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• gel: Thick substance, similar to jelly
• aloe: African succulent plants having rosettes of leaves
• sunburn: Burning your skin by being in the sun too long
• campfire: Small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking
• beet: Type of vegetable with a thick, purplish root