Vocabulary

• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• such as: For example; like
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• bubble up: To rise to the surface in bubbles.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• certain foods: Specific types of food, often referring to those with particular characteristics or effects.
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• obesity: State of being so fat it can harm your health
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
• excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
• proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
• intricate: Very detailed or difficult to untangle
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• numerous: Existing in large numbers
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
• chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
• diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
• swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
• alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
• caffeine: Substance in coffee, etc. that keeps you awake
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• asthma: Lung illness causing difficulty in breathing
• regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• irritation: Feeling or state of being annoyed or upset
• point: An item to be discussed
• sour: (Of relationship) to cease to be good or friendly
• abdomen: The part of the body where the stomach is
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• bout: A boxing match
• burn: To destroy with fire
• area: Amount of measured space
• esophagus: The passage between the pharynx and the stomach
• elevate: To make something higher
• nicotine: Addictive substance in tobacco
• neutralize: To remove or take away a threat
• peppermint: A mint candy
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• ring: A roped area in which people fight or box
• relax: To calm or quiet yourself, or stop worrying
• carbonate: To charge a drink with carbon dioxide
• enter: To start a career or an education
• stop: To block or close something
• heartburn: Burning sensation in the chest, e.g. indigestion