Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• talked on: To talk at length about a particular subject.
• have to: Must do
• on behalf of: As the representative of someone
• shelf life: The length of time for which an item remains usable, fit for consumption, or saleable.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• due to: Because of; owing to
• dispose of: To get rid of something, especially by throwing it away.
• take back: To say you no longer agree with an opinion you had
• look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
• on the safe side: Taking precautions to avoid possible problems.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• consider: To think carefully about something
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• conduct: Your behavior
• military: Army or armed forces
• chill: State of being a little cold
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• prescription: Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
• fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
• toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• cabinet: Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• expire: To breathe out
• leftover: (Of food) that you didn't eat at a meal
• due: When something is required or expected
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• sniff: To detect something, e.g. a potential problem
• caffeine: Substance in coffee, etc. that keeps you awake
• potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
• submit: To accept a superior force has power over you
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
• illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
• shelf: Flat, narrow surface on an area of rock or sand
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• bleach: Chemical that disinfects and whitens
• slap: To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
• extension: Addition to something, e.g. a house
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• expiration: Coming to an end of a period, validity
• behalf: As a representative of someone or a group.
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• awhile: For a while; for a short time
• potency: Quality or state of being potent; capability
• aspirin: Medicine used to treat pain and fever
• grandma: Mother of your father or mother