Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• going on: To continue doing something
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• tease apart: To separate or disentangle something carefully and delicately.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• lead to: To result in some action
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• for one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• for nothing: Without payment or reward; to no purpose or effect; in vain
• mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
• increased risk: A greater chance of something harmful or dangerous happening.
• neurodegenerative diseases: Diseases characterized by the progressive degeneration and death of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• come along: To go with someone who takes the lead
• off the table: No longer being considered or discussed.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• separate out: To extract or distinguish something from a mixture.
• on the brain: To be constantly thinking about someone or something; to be obsessed with someone or something.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• check out
• in under: Located inside and beneath something.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• in question: Being doubted or disputed; under discussion.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• blow out: (Of tire) to explode
• out of proportion: Exaggerated or inappropriate in scale or degree.
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• have to: Must do
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• live for: To consider something the most important thing in your life; to find purpose or great pleasure in something.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• deprivation: State of lacking something needed
• adorable: Lovable or appealing, e.g. like a cute child
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• amount: Quantity of something
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• havoc: Situation with destruction, damage and confusion
• primarily: In the most basic or important way
• organ: Part of a person's body with a particular function
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• tease: To purposefully bother an animal
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• proportion: A part of a whole thing
• deprive: To deny someone access to or take away something
• lifespan: Length of time something is expected to last
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• beneficial: Giving an advantage, having a helpful effect
• genetically: Caused or controlled, or by genes
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• terrible: Very bad; horrible
• temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
• creative: Having the ability to make something new
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
• gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• rat: Long-tailed rodent similar to/bigger than a mouse
• buildup: Making people feel excited about some new event
• reactive: Easily reacting to; responsive
• questionable: Not likely to be right or true; doubtful