Vocabulary

• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• at least: As a minimum
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• turn into: To change to become something else
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
• on the go: Very busy and active.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• have on: To be wearing something.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• have to: Must do
• fall short: To fail to reach a required or expected standard or goal.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• stave off: To keep something away; To repel
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in good health: Being in a state of physical and mental well-being; not sick or injured.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• cholesterol: Substance in the body that may cause heart disease
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• molecule: Two or more atoms chemically combined
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• hypothesis: A theory trying to explain something
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
• premium: Having a higher than normal quality
• vanity: When you are too proud of your appearance/ability
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
• bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• supplement: Added extra to support or make something complete
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
• bloodstream: Blood flowing through the circulatory system
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• genetically: Caused or controlled, or by genes
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• gradual: Moving slowly by small amounts, over time
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• malfunction: A failure of something to work properly
• cellular: Concerning a cell of a living thing
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• wellness: State of being happy, healthy or prosperous
• checkout: Counter in a supermarket where you pay for goods
• stave: Wooden post used in structures and buildings
• infusion: Extraction of materials by soaking in liquids
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information