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The Worst Way to Take Your Vitamin D! Dr. Mandell

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highly

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US / ˈhaɪli /

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  • adverb
  • In a manner that shows approval
  • More than usual; to a great degree

well

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US / wel /

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  • adjecitve
  • Being in a fortunate, good condition or state
  • Healthy and in good condition
  • adverb
  • In an acceptable, proper, or successful manner
  • In a complete, total, or full manner
  • A great and considerable degree
  • In a successful way, in a good or satisfactory way
  • exclamation
  • Used to begin or continue a particular statement
  • Used to show you want to start saying something
  • Used to express that you are waiting for a reply
  • You say this to change the topic of a conversation
  • Used to indicate you are making a final remark
  • noun
  • Long deep hole in the ground to get water
  • verb
  • To cause your eyes to fill with tears

solubility

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  • noun
  • Being able to dissolve or be dissolved

start

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  • noun
  • First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • First opportunity to achieve something, e.g. a job
  • Sudden action or movement because you are scared
  • other
  • Beginning of something in place or time
  • verb
  • To do, be or happen for the first time; begin
  • To turn something on

salmon

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US / ˈsæmən /

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  • noun
  • Light pinkish orange color
  • Large fish with silver skin and pink flesh

tuna

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US / ˈtju:nə /

UK / ˈtu:nə /

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  • noun
  • Large sea fish that is caught for food
  • Flesh of a large sea fish caught for food

benefit

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  • noun
  • Good result or effect, something advantageous
  • verb
  • To have a good effect or be helpful

time

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  • noun
  • Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • Point as shown on a clock, e.g. 3 p.m
  • Number of hours, minutes needed to do something
  • Occasion when something happens
  • Period or occasion that something occurred
  • Period in history or the past
  • Something measured in minutes, hours, days, etc.
  • How long an event takes; duration
  • verb
  • To check speed at which music is performed
  • To choose a specific moment to do something
  • To measure how long an event takes, e.g. a race
  • To schedule something to occur at a specific moment

spend

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  • verb
  • To use money to pay for something
  • To use time in order to do something
  • To use up something completely

ray

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  • noun
  • Person's name
  • Lines of light coming from an object
  • Fish with a pointed tail and flat body

for

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  • preposition
  • Used to show the purpose, or need of something

analogy

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  • noun
  • Comparison of things based on their similarity

those

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  • determiner
  • The people or things we are talking about
  • pronoun
  • The objects far from the speaker

dress

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  • noun
  • Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
  • Clothing suitable for a time period or occasion
  • verb
  • To prepare food (e.g. salad) before cooking or eating
  • To decorate something for display e.g. a mannequin
  • To put clothes on
  • To clean, care for and apply a cover to a wound

just

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  • adjecitve
  • Proper or appropriate; as is deserved
  • Doing or being what is right or fair
  • Legally correct; having enough evidence
  • adverb
  • Almost; nearly
  • Exactly at the time of
  • Exactly (the same as, like)

water

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  • noun
  • Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
  • Large area such as an ocean or sea
  • verb
  • (Of the eyes) to produce tears
  • (Mouth) to become wet at the thought of nice food
  • To pour liquids onto a plant to keep it alive

such

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  • determiner
  • Being similar to
  • (Thing) as previously stated or referred to
  • adverb
  • (Used to emphasize the quality of an adjective)

pair

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  • noun
  • Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
  • Two people viewed together for some reason; couple
  • verb
  • To put two things or people together

system

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US / 'sɪstəm /

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  • adjecitve
  • Working in an organized, logical way
  • noun
  • Set of organized, planned ideas that work together

oil

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  • noun
  • A liquid used for frying foods
  • Thick, black liquid in the ground used as fuel
  • verb
  • To add a liquid for frying foods
  • To put liquid in a machine so it will run smoothly

much

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  • adjecitve
  • Very; to a high level or degree
  • adverb
  • A lot; large amount; a high degree of
  • Nearly; basically
  • On many occasions; often
  • noun
  • A large amount; a great quantity

intestine

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  • noun
  • Long tube in the body for digesting food

nutrient

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  • noun
  • A chemical living things needs to be healthy

question

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US / 'kwestʃən /

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  • noun
  • Issue or problems you are dealing with
  • What you ask about; issue
  • verb
  • To ask for or try to get information
  • To have or express concerns or uncertainty

depend

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  • verb
  • Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)

worry

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  • noun
  • Something that causes trouble or concern
  • verb
  • To cause concern or trouble over something

old

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  • adjecitve
  • Having existed for a long time, not young or new
  • Age of a person since birth

naturally

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  • adverb
  • In the expected or usual way
  • Without the aid of someone or something

mineral

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  • noun
  • Substance naturally formed in the ground

sardine

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  • noun
  • Small fish similar to a herring

effectively

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  • adverb
  • In a way that produces the desired result

very

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning a large degree or amount
  • adverb
  • A lot; much; many
  • Used to stress or emphasize a noun

they

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US / ðeɪ /

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  • pronoun
  • Two or more people, animals, or things

everything

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  • pronoun
  • All of the things mentioned

avocado

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  • noun
  • Pear-shaped fruit with green flesh and large stone

take

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  • noun
  • Filming of a single scene for TV or the movies
  • verb
  • To accept something that is offered
  • To use a method of traveling, e.g. a bus or train
  • To use a camera to make (a photo)
  • To pick up something and go away with it
  • To study a subject in school
  • To attempt to pass (an exam)
  • To require a certain amount of time, money, space

miraculous

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US / mɪˈrækjələs /

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  • adjecitve
  • Wonderful; extraordinary

fat

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US / fæt /

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  • adjecitve
  • Having too much weight for the body size
  • Bringing or having a large amount of money
  • noun
  • Amount beyond what is usual or necessary
  • Oily part of meat

calcium

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US / 'kælsɪəm /

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  • noun
  • A substance important for making bones and teeth

absorb

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US / əb'sɔ:b /

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  • verb
  • To take up all attention / energy of something
  • To take in a liquid; soak up

who

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US / hu: /

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  • pronoun
  • Which person
  • Used to introduce information about people

empty

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  • adjecitve
  • Containing nothing; with no contents
  • Without emotions, feelings, meaning or force
  • noun
  • Item, e.g. a bottle, whose contents have been used
  • verb
  • To remove the contents from something

everyone

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  • pronoun
  • Every person; everybody

correctly

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  • adverb
  • In an accurate or correct manner

all

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  • adverb
  • Completely; totally
  • determiner
  • Being every one of something
  • pronoun
  • 100% of something; the complete amount

way

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US / weɪ /

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  • adverb
  • Used to emphasize the amount of something
  • noun
  • Particular aspect of something being thought about
  • One of various choices that could be made
  • Particular existing condition or state
  • (Often long) distance or length of time
  • How something is done
  • Route to go to a place
  • Small street
  • Usual behavior, emotions or habits of someone

yes

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  • adverb
  • Way to say you agree or will do something

mixture

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  • noun
  • Something made by combining two or more things

heart

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  • noun
  • A feeling of care for others; compassion
  • Courage, confidence, and emotional strength
  • Be cheerfully encouraging
  • Most essential, important, or central part
  • Referring to a promise or something important
  • State or feelings of affection or deep love
  • Core part of a vegetable, e.g. a lettuce
  • The part of the body that pumps blood
  • Place where emotions are believed to be felt
  • A shape that represents love

dietary

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the food one consumes

bet

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  • noun
  • Act of gambling money on the result of a race etc.
  • verb
  • To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses

vigorously

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  • adverb
  • With a lot of energy or strength

another

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  • adjecitve
  • One more, but not this
  • determiner
  • One more added
  • pronoun
  • One more (thing)

keep

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US / ki:p /

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  • noun
  • Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
  • Money spent on you so you can live in a place
  • verb
  • To continue doing something; not to stop
  • To stop balls going in a goal in sports
  • To not give back or return something
  • (Of food) to not spoil or not rot
  • To take possession of something to own, e.g. a pet
  • To have and continue to hold something
  • To do something that you have promised or agreed
  • To stay in a certain place or condition
  • To maintain the rules

chemistry

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US / 'kemɪstrɪ /

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  • noun
  • The study of the structure of substances

share

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  • noun
  • Part-ownership in a property, business or company
  • Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
  • verb
  • To divide something between two or more people
  • To allow others to use your things equally
  • To give information, etc. to someone

out

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  • adverb
  • No longer stylish (e.g. fashion)
  • Away from home, business, or the usual place
  • In a direction/movement away from inside or center
  • noun
  • Act when a batter cannot continue playing
  • verb
  • To tell people a secret

digestive

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US / daɪˈdʒestɪv /

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning processes of converting food to energy

from

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US / frəm /

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  • preposition
  • Starting at a particular place, time or level

fish

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  • noun
  • Animal that swims and lives in water
  • verb
  • To go fishing with a net or hook

anything

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  • pronoun
  • A thing of any kind

two

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  • number
  • 2

only

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US / ˈəunli /

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  • adverb
  • Just one; just that amount or thing; not more than
  • Not very important or serious
  • Just that type of thing, person
  • Short time ago; not before a certain time
  • conjunction
  • Except; but

milk

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US / mɪlk /

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  • noun
  • White liquid produced by females to feed babies
  • verb
  • To take white liquid from cows etc. to drink
  • To take as much from a person/situation as you can

cancer

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  • noun
  • Any growth caused by abnormal cell division

affect

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US / ə'fekt /

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  • verb
  • To cause a change in something else

most

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US / məʊst /

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  • adverb
  • Very; extremely
  • Greatest possible degree
  • pronoun
  • Nearly all of something

enzyme

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  • noun
  • A protein made by cells

ingredient

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  • noun
  • Food item used when making a meal or drink
  • Quality necessary to be something to work well

think

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  • verb
  • To have an idea about something without certainty
  • To have an idea, opinion or belief about something

skin

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  • noun
  • Outer covering of an animal used for leather; hide
  • Outer covering of a fruit or vegetable
  • Outer layer of an animal or human
  • Outer part of an object, such as a plane
  • verb
  • To defeat someone easily and completely
  • To hurt yourself, accidentally cutting yourself
  • To remove the outer covering from an animal

help

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  • noun
  • Something given to enable a person to do something
  • Assistance given to someone in need
  • Someone who makes something easier or possible
  • verb
  • To act to enable a person to do something; assist
  • To make something better or less difficult

evenly

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US / ˈi:vnli /

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  • adverb
  • Equally; with advantage to both sides
  • In a smooth, level or regular way
  • In a regular, steady, and equally paced manner

any

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  • adjecitve
  • One, or some, no matter which
  • pronoun
  • One (thing) of many; some

vinegar

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  • noun
  • Sharp-tasting liquid made from sour wine, malt etc.

sunshine

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  • noun
  • Feeling of happiness or cheerfulness
  • Rays of light coming from the sun

lot

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US / lɒt /

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  • noun
  • What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • A group of people seen together
  • Item for sale at an auction
  • Small area of land used for a purpose e.g. parking

hope

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  • noun
  • When you wish something will happen; what you wish
  • verb
  • To expect and want something to happen

base

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  • noun
  • Place military personnel live, train, and operate
  • Bottom part of an object that touches a surface
  • Unit of counting, e.g. 10 for counting
  • Most important idea or ingredient to add others
  • Origin or start from which something came
  • Main place where an organization or a person works
  • verb
  • To use as the starting point or origin for
  • To have as the main location for (company, etc.)

and

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  • conjunction
  • Used to refer to two or more things
  • Plus; in addition; on top of that
  • Used to introduce an action that follows another

where

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  • conjunction
  • At or in the place which
  • In whatever place
  • pronoun
  • Word you use to ask the location of something

leave

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  • noun
  • Permission to do something
  • Vacation time; time off work
  • verb
  • To go away from; depart
  • To gift property to someone after you die
  • To allow something to continue happening
  • To let something remain unused or available
  • To let something or someone remain somewhere

soda

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  • noun
  • Sweet bubbly flavored drink

here

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  • adverb
  • In this place; at this location, position or time

should

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  • other
  • Used to indicate what is proper or reasonable

unless

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US / ənˈles /

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  • conjunction
  • Negative of 'if'

age

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US / eɪdʒ /

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  • verb
  • To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
  • To get older
  • noun
  • Period of time in history
  • Number of years a person or thing has lived

safe

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US / seɪf /

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  • noun
  • Metal box with a lock to keep valuable things in
  • adjecitve
  • Highly likely
  • Being out of danger

mackerel

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US / ˈmækrəl /

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  • noun
  • Fish with wavy marks on the back

homogeneous

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  • adjecitve
  • Being all of the same type

eat

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UK / it /

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  • verb
  • To put food in your mouth

contain

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  • verb
  • To keep something from spreading
  • To hold something inside something else

blend

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  • noun
  • Product known for mixing ingredients
  • verb
  • To combine different elements or substances
  • To mix ingredients when cooking
  • To mix things in an effective or pleasing way

healthy

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US / ˈhelθi /

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  • adjecitve
  • In good condition physically, or financially; well

sure

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  • adjecitve
  • Having no doubts about something
  • Have confidence in your own words or actions
  • Firmly established or held; being firm or stable
  • Being correct or true
  • adverb
  • What you say to agree willingly

explain

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  • verb
  • To make clear or easy to understand by describing

ever

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  • adverb
  • At any time; at all times in the future

combine

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US / kəmˈbaɪn /

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  • verb
  • To mix several things together to form one thing

day

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  • noun
  • A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
  • The period of time when it is light outside
  • Person's name

certain

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  • adjecitve
  • Definite, fixed
  • Referring to an unspecified amount or quantity
  • Being sure about something; without doubt

thousand

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US / ˈθaʊznd /

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  • number
  • Number 1,000

wrinkle

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  • noun
  • Small folds in the skin, e.g. as a sign of age

will

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  • noun
  • Desire or choice of someone
  • Document saying who gets your money when you die
  • Strong desire to do something; determination
  • Desire to do something; strong wish to do
  • other
  • Used with verbs to express the future
  • verb
  • To leave property to someone after your death
  • To use mental effort to make something happen
  • Am (is, are) likely to do
  • To influence someone to do something
  • To make something happen by strongly wanting it

many

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US / 'menɪ /

UK / ˈmɛni /

A1
  • determiner
  • Used to refer a large number of things

metabolize

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US / mə'tæbəlaɪz /

UK / mə'tæbəlaɪz /

C2
  • verb
  • (Of the body) to convert food into energy

texture

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US / ˈtekstʃə(r) /

UK / ˈtɛkstʃɚ /

B1
  • noun
  • Quality from different elements, as in music
  • Look and feel of a substance or material
  • verb
  • To give a particular look or feel to a surface

whole

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US / həul /

UK / hol /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Complete or full; all of
  • Being in a good condition
  • noun
  • Complete amount or sum; total

not

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US / nɒt /

UK / nɑt /

A1
  • adverb
  • Word indicating the negative
  • (Used to form the negative of verbs)

our

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US / 'aʊə(r) /

UK / aʊr /

A1
  • determiner
  • Belonging to us

maybe

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US / ˈmeɪbi /

UK / ˈmebi /

A1
  • adverb
  • Possibly but not certainly; perhaps

food

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US / fu:d /

UK / fud /

A1
  • noun
  • What people and animals eat to live
  • Things taken in by plants to maintain life
  • A particular style or type of cooking, e.g. Asian

would

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US / wʊd /

UK / wʊd /

A1
  • other
  • Used to indicate something imagined
  • Used to ask or request something politely
  • Verb used to indicate possibility, request etc.
  • Used to indicate a preference
  • Used to indicate a reaction
  • Indicates something that occurred repeatedly
  • Used to indicate willingness or ability to do

stomach

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US / 'stʌmək /

UK / ˈstʌmək /

A2
  • noun
  • Place in the body where food is processed
  • verb
  • to be able to accept something unpleasant

really

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US / ˈri:əli /

UK / ˈriəˌli, ˈrili /

A1
  • adverb
  • Used to stress something that is said; definitely
  • In a true or accurate manner
  • Very

please

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US / pli:z /

UK / pliz /

A1
  • adverb
  • Used when you politely ask people for things
  • verb
  • To entertain someone, by dancing, singing etc.
  • To make someone happy by doing something

bone

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US / bəʊn /

UK / bon /

A1
  • noun
  • Hard piece of your body that holds your muscles
  • verb
  • To remove bones from meat or fish

smooth

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US / smu:ð /

UK / smuð /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Moving without stops and starts
  • Pleasant and flat to touch, not rough
  • Being free from problems or difficulties
  • verb
  • To make something rough feel flat, e.g. by ironing
  • To spread a substance over a surface

role

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US / rəʊl /

UK / rol /

A2
  • noun
  • Character played by an actor
  • Part you play in an activity; job; responsibility

liver

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US / ˈlɪvə(r) /

UK / ˈlɪvɚ /

B1
  • noun
  • Organ from animals served as food
  • Organ that absorbs food and cleans the blood

coat

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US / kəʊt /

UK / koʊt /

A2
  • noun
  • Clothing worn outside over your normal clothes
  • verb
  • To cover something thinly with something

dairy

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US / ˈdeəri /

UK / ˈderi /

B2
  • adjecitve
  • Concerning or made from milk
  • noun
  • Building for storing milk or making cheese/butter
  • Company that sells milk, cheese or butter

give

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US / ɡɪv /

UK / ɡɪv /

A1
  • noun
  • Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • verb
  • To hand over or present something to someone
  • To cause someone to have or experience something

but

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US / bət /

UK / bʌt,bət /

A1
  • conjunction
  • Used before you say something different, opposite

potentially

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US / pə'tenʃəlɪ /

UK / pəˈtɛnʃəlɪ /

B1
  • adverb
  • That could happen or become reality

can

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US / kæn /

UK / kən,kæn /

A1
  • noun
  • A metal container for storing food
  • other
  • Able to; have the skill to; have the time to
  • verb
  • To have permission to
  • To be possible to do
  • To preserve food by sealing it in a metal container

almond

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US / ˈɑ:mənd /

UK / ˈɑmənd /

B2
  • noun
  • Type of long flat nut

yogurt

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US / ˈjəʊgət /

UK / ˈjoɡət /

B2
  • noun
  • Custard-like food made from curdled milk

meal

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US / mi:l /

UK / mil /

A1
  • noun
  • Food for eating at a particular time, e.g. dinner
  • Grain that has been ground into a powder

advantage

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US / əd'vɑ:ntɪdʒ /

UK / ædˈvæntɪdʒ /

A2
  • noun
  • Thing making the chance of success higher
  • A positive point about something

yolk

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US / jəʊk /

UK / joʊk /

B2
  • noun
  • Yellow central part of a bird's egg

sickness

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US / ˈsɪknəs /

UK / ˈsɪknɪs /

A2
  • noun
  • State of illness or poor health

osteoporosis

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US / ˌɒstiəʊpəˈrəʊsɪs /

UK / ˌɑ:stioʊpəˈroʊsɪs /

A1
  • noun
  • Medical condition that weakens bones, causing them to break easily

perform

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US / pə'fɔ:m /

UK / pɚˈfɔrm /

A1
  • verb
  • To carry out an action well or successfully
  • To entertain an audience by dancing, singing etc.

experience

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US / ɪk'spɪərɪəns /

UK / ɪkˈspɪriəns /

A1
  • noun
  • Thing a person has done or that happened to them
  • An event at which you learned something
  • Knowledge gained by living life, doing new things
  • verb
  • To gain knowledge by doing things

friend

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US / frend /

UK / frɛnd /

A1
  • noun
  • Person who you like and enjoy being with

fetus

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US / 'fi:təs /

UK / ˈfitəs /

C1
  • noun
  • An unborn baby, at a later stage than an embryo

want

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US / wɔnt /

UK / wɑnt, wɔnt /

A1
  • noun
  • Something you desire or wish for
  • State or condition of poverty
  • verb
  • To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing

video

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US / 'vɪdɪəʊ /

UK / ˈvɪdiˌo /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Of a moving film, with sound
  • noun
  • Recording capturing action with sound
  • verb
  • To make a moving film of, with sound

cardiovascular

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US / ˌkɑ:diəʊˈvæskjələ(r) /

UK / ˌkɑrdioˈvæskjəlɚ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the heart and vessels of the body

this

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US / ðɪs /

UK / ðɪs /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Used to indicate something already been discussed
  • Used to indicate something happening around now
  • adverb
  • An indication by a physical motion or gesture
  • A specific amount of
  • determiner
  • Person, thing, or idea near you
  • pronoun
  • Person, thing that has already been discussed

olive

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US / ˈɒlɪv /

UK / ˈɑ:lɪv /

B1
  • noun
  • Person's name
  • Small, oval-shaped black or green fruit

play

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US / pleɪ /

UK / pleɪ /

A1
  • noun
  • Loose, free movement between two objects
  • Single action in a sports game
  • Performance in which people act in a theater
  • verb
  • To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
  • To perform music on an instrument
  • To use a device, e.g. a video game
  • To do something for enjoyment and fun
  • To do or perform a game or sport

soluble

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US / ˈsɒljəbl /

UK / ˈsɑ:ljəbl /

B2
  • adjecitve
  • Able to dissolve or be dissolved in a liquid
  • Able to be solved

immune

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US / ɪˈmju:n /

UK / ɪˈmjoon /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Having a special protection from, e.g. the law

bad

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US / bæd /

UK / bæd /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Not good; wrong
  • Lacking in good morals; evil
  • No longer fresh; spoiled

valuable

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US / ˈvæljuəbl /

UK / ˈvæljuəbəl, ˈvæljə- /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Being useful or important
  • Being worth a lot of money

heal

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US / hi:l /

UK / hi:l /

B1
  • verb
  • To recover from or forget a bad experience
  • To make or become healthy or well again

answer

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US / 'ɑ:nsə(r) /

UK / ˈænsɚ /

A1
  • noun
  • Reply to a question someone asks
  • Solution to a problem or test question
  • verb
  • To reply to a question someone asks
  • To solve a test question or a problem

make

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US / meɪk /

UK / mek /

A1
  • noun
  • Product made by a particular company; brand
  • verb
  • To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • To get to (a place) on time
  • To gain the status of (teacher, lawyer, etc.)
  • To create something by putting things together
  • To earn a certain amount of money at a job
  • To cause or force a person to do something
  • To cause something to happen or be formed

body

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US / ˈbɒd.i /

UK / ˈbɑdi /

A1
  • noun
  • An object distinct from other objects
  • A group of people involved in an activity together
  • Main part of something
  • A person's physical self

below

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US / bɪ'ləʊ /

UK / bɪˈlo /

A1
  • preposition
  • In a lower position, place, or level

stress

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US / stres /

UK / strɛs /

A2
  • noun
  • Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
  • Pressure on something or someone
  • A state of mental tension, worry due to problems
  • verb
  • To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
  • To put pressure on something or someone
  • To say your opinion strongly
  • To be in a state of mental tension due to problems

one

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US / wʌn /

UK / wʌn /

A1
  • pronoun
  • You; we; people in general; someone
  • The thing or person previously referred to
  • adjecitve
  • Used to refer to people generally
  • Being a strong example of (something mentioned)
  • number
  • Number 1

other

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US / 'ʌðə(r) /

UK / ˈʌðər /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • A thing different from that mentioned
  • determiner
  • (Something) else; not the first (one)
  • pronoun
  • Being the one and only thing of that category

into

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US / 'ɪntə /

UK / ˈɪntu /

A1
  • preposition
  • Moving or going inside something
  • In the same direction as; in the direction of
  • So as to become; taking the state of

the

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US / ðə /

UK / ðə /

A1
  • article
  • Used to refer to something already mentioned
  • Used to show there is only one of something
  • determiner
  • Used to describe all of a family

wow

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US / waʊ /

UK / waʊ /

A1
  • exclamation
  • Sound people make when they make are impressed
  • verb
  • (Informal) to greatly impress someone

let

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US / let /

UK / lɛt /

A1
  • verb
  • To allow someone to do something
  • Introducing a suggestion to do something together
  • To rent a house, etc. to others

natural

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US / ˈnætʃərəl /

UK / ˈnætʃərəl, ˈnætʃrəl /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
  • Not made by humans; without human intervention

little

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US / 'lɪtl /

UK / ˈlɪtl /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being short in length of time
  • Not great in size, amount, or degree; small
  • Being very young or younger than others
  • adverb
  • By an amount or degree that is not very much
  • Not often; rarely
  • noun
  • A person's name

big

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US / bɪɡ /

UK / bɪɡ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Popular
  • Serious
  • Large

cheese

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US / tʃi:z /

UK / tʃiz /

A2
  • noun
  • Yellowish solid food made from aged milk

you

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US / jʊ /

UK / ju /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Person someone is speaking or writing to
  • Person or people in general

therefore

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US / ˈðeəfɔ:(r) /

UK / ˈðerfɔ:(r) /

A1
  • adverb
  • And so; for that reason

how

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US / haʊ /

UK / haʊ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • To what degree? in what amount?
  • adverb
  • (Used to explain the way to do something)
  • exclamation
  • For what purpose or reason?
  • (Used to ask someone or something's condition)

fortify

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US / 'fɔ:tɪfaɪ /

UK / ˈfɔrtəˌfaɪ /

B2
  • verb
  • To protect against military attack, as with walls
  • To make someone or something stronger

five

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US / faɪv /

UK / faɪv /

A1
  • number
  • 5

state

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US / steɪt /

UK / stet /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Concerning region within a country
  • noun
  • Region within a country, with its own government
  • Situation or condition something is in
  • verb
  • To say; declare as fact

plant

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US / plɑ:nt /

UK / plænt /

A2
  • noun
  • Factory or a place where things are made
  • Living thing with leaves and roots growing in soil
  • verb
  • To firmly position something (in the ground)
  • To put seeds, flowers, trees in the ground

level

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US / 'levl /

UK / ˈlɛvəl /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • (Sports) equal to another
  • Being steady and determined (e.g. a voice)
  • noun
  • Specific height of something
  • Amount of ability you have compared to others
  • Floor or deck within a building
  • Tool used to determine if something is lying flat
  • verb
  • To aim a gun at someone
  • To destroy a building; flatten an area completely
  • To make things flat or even
  • To make a score equal to another, in sports

essential

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US / ɪ'senʃl /

UK / ɪˈsɛnʃəl /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Extremely or most important and necessary

butter

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US / ˈbʌt.ə /

UK / ˈbʌt̬.ɚ /

A2
  • noun
  • Yellow substance made of cream, spread on bread
  • verb
  • To spread butter on bread

have

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US / həv /

UK / hæv /

A1
  • verb
  • To drink, smoke, eat or use something
  • To experience the effects of something
  • To organize an event, or join in an activity
  • To own, possess, or hold something
  • To cause to happen or produce a particular effect

creamy

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US / 'kri:mɪ /

UK / ˈkrimi /

B1
  • adjecitve
  • Resembling or containing cream

before

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US / bɪˈfɔ:(r) /

UK / bɪˈfɔr,-ˈfor /

A1
  • adverb
  • At a time earlier than the present; previously
  • conjunction
  • In advance of something happening
  • preposition
  • In front of someone or something

properly

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US / ˈprɔpəlɪ /

UK / ˈprɑːpərli /

A2
  • adverb
  • In an appropriate or correct manner

month

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US / mʌnθ /

UK / mʌnθ /

A1
  • noun
  • One of 12 28-31 day periods in the year

problem

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US / ˈprɒbləm /

UK / ˈprɑbləm /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Causing trouble
  • noun
  • Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
  • Question to show understanding of a math concept

bloodstream

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US / ˈblʌdstri:m /

UK / ˈblʌdˌstrim /

C2
  • noun
  • Blood flowing through the circulatory system

know

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US / nəʊ /

UK / noʊ /

A1
  • verb
  • To be familiar with a person or place, thing
  • To feel sure or be convinced about something
  • To discover or be aware of something
  • To be able to distinguish
  • To have knowledge of things

sun

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US / sʌn /

UK / sʌn /

A1
  • noun
  • Light and heat coming from a large star in the sky
  • Hot shining star the Earth moves around
  • verb
  • To lie in the sunshine and enjoy its warmth

with

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US / wɪð /

UK / wɪð, wɪθ /

A1
  • preposition
  • As an employee of a certain company
  • Against something or someone
  • By using something as a means
  • Due to; because of
  • Including
  • Possessing as a feature
  • Related to
  • (Of the manner/attitude by which you do something)
  • Used to express that people or things are together

upon

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US / əˈpɔn, əpən /

UK / əˈpɑn, əˈpɔn /

A1
  • preposition
  • More formal term for 'on'

dangerous

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US / ˈdeɪndʒərəs /

UK / ˈdendʒərəs /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky

waste

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US / weɪst /

UK / west /

A2
  • noun
  • Materials left over after a process has finished
  • verb
  • To kill or severely harm someone
  • To use valuable things ineffectively

see

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US / si: /

UK / si /

A1
  • verb
  • To go on a date with someone
  • To predict whether something is, or will be true
  • To understand what someone says
  • To use your eyes to look at something
  • To visit a place often for sightseeing or pleasure
  • To visit or meet with someone
  • To find out by waiting or looking
  • To watch (a game, movie or TV show)

low

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US / ləʊ /

UK / lo /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Having a small quantity, supply, or amount
  • Being unhappy or unpleasant in attitude
  • Not high; being near the ground, or bottom
  • (Of a voice, sound) being soft; quiet
  • noun
  • Situation of not having a lot of something

uva

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US / ˌjuː viː ˈeɪ /

UK / ˌjuː viː ˈeɪ /

A1
  • abbreviation
  • UVA is an acronym

juice

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US / dʒu:s /

UK / dʒus /

A2
  • noun
  • Liquids (often squeezed from vegetables, fruit)
  • Something that supplies power, e.g. electricity

family

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US / 'fæməlɪ /

UK / ˈfæmli /

A1
  • noun
  • Close group of people or organizations
  • A group of people who are related through blood
  • Group of related plants or animals

egg

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US / eg /

UK / ɛɡ /

A2
  • noun
  • Hard-shelled thing from which a young bird is born

down

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US / daʊn /

UK / daʊn /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being sad, sick, or unhappy
  • Not operating, working, or functioning as expected
  • adverb
  • In a sitting or lying position
  • Towards or on the ground, floor, or bottom
  • Written or copied onto a piece of paper or book
  • noun
  • A period of play in American Football
  • The soft, smooth hairs that cover a bird's body
  • preposition
  • Along something's path, course, or direction
  • Going from a higher position to a lower position
  • verb
  • To eat or drink very quickly and without stopping

comment

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US / 'kɒment /

UK / ˈkɑmɛnt /

A2
  • noun
  • Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
  • verb
  • To say something that gives your opinion

supplement

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US / 'sʌplɪmənt /

UK / ˈsʌpləmənt /

B1
  • noun
  • Added extra to support or make something complete
  • Vitamins, etc. added to diet for health reasons
  • Additional section, e.g. of a newspaper
  • verb
  • To add extra to support or make something complete

great

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US / ɡreɪt /

UK / ɡret /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Very large in size
  • Very important
  • Very good; fantastic; wonderful
  • adverb
  • Very good; better than before
  • noun
  • Successful and well-admired person

mix

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US / mɪks /

UK / mɪks /

A2
  • noun
  • A combination of more than two things
  • verb
  • To combine two or more things to make one
  • To meet and get along with others, e.g. at a party

enough

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US / ɪˈnʌf /

UK / ɪˈnʌf /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Sufficient to answer the need
  • adverb
  • To a satisfactory degree
  • pronoun
  • Equal to what is needed; as much as required
  • Adequate number or amount

find

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US / faɪnd /

UK / faɪnd /

A1
  • noun
  • Object discovered by chance
  • Things that have been discovered from searching
  • verb
  • To become aware of something that is happening
  • To discover or meet by chance
  • To decide if someone is guilty of a crime, or not
  • To learn through study, research, or effort
  • To discover something by looking for it

beef

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US / bi:f /

UK / bif /

A2
  • noun
  • Red meat from cows

that

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US / ðæt /

UK / ðæt, ðət /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • The person or thing being talked about
  • Used to identify something both the speakers know
  • adverb
  • Used to reinforce adjectives and adverbs
  • To such a degree
  • conjunction
  • Used to connect a noun clause
  • Used to introduce an adverbial clause
  • Used to introduce a noun clause
  • determiner
  • Used as a noun to refer to something
  • pronoun
  • Referring an object far away
  • Used to refer to the relative pronoun ‘which’

what

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US / wɒt /

UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Thing or things that; the same kind as
  • Used to emphasize something you are about to say
  • adjecitve
  • Used to refer to a particular amount, or number
  • Used to place emphasis on a particular quality
  • adverb
  • To a certain degree
  • determiner
  • Question words used for asking for information
  • exclamation
  • Used to express excitement, shock, or surprise
  • Used to ask people to repeat something they said

like

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US / laɪk /

UK / laɪk /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being equal in status or kind to something else
  • Similar; the same
  • adverb
  • For example
  • preposition
  • Used as a filler; used to ad emphasis
  • In a way similar to the way something is done
  • Such as; for example
  • verb
  • To want to
  • To find something pleasing; to prefer something

people

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US / 'pi:pl /

UK / ˈpipəl /

A1
  • noun
  • Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • Men, Women, Children

health

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US / helθ /

UK / hɛlθ /

A1
  • noun
  • (Person, company) being in a good condition; well

different

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US / ˈdɪfrənt /

UK / ˈdɪfrənt /

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  • adjecitve
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  • Subtitles section
  • right here in this little supplement.
  • This is vitamin D. Yes, our body can make vitamin D from the sunshine.
  • We can get it from our foods, like our fatty fishes.
  • Certain fortified foods have it, but it's very hard to get all of our vitamin D from foods, that is.
  • But vitamin D plays miraculous roles in our body, from our immune system,
  • our bones, our heart, cardiovascular system, our cells, the fetus, our brain.
  • This plays such a very important role to keep our bodies healthy.
  • And the foods that contain the most vitamin D are the fatty fish, such as salmon, mackerel, sardines, cod liver oil, canned tuna, egg yolks, fortified dairy products like milk, yogurt, and cheese, fortified plant based milk, such as almond milk or soy milk, as well as beef liver.
  • But here's the big problem.
  • We're not getting enough of these foods to keep our vitamin D levels up.
  • And when our vitamin D levels are down,
  • That's when we start experiencing lots of sickness.
  • Our immune system goes down.
  • This affects osteoporosis because vitamin D is not there to allow calcium to get into the bones.
  • And I'm sure that we would admit as we get older, we don't spend enough time in the sun.
  • Not only that,
  • the dangerous UVA and UVB rays that potentially can cause sun cancer to our skin, skin aging, wrinkles, dryness of our skin.
  • That's another big problem.
  • So what do we do?
  • So most of us will supplement vitamin D. And the big question is, how much vitamin D should I take?
  • It really depends upon your body's chemistry, where some people can take one thousand IUs of vitamin D and have high levels, and other people like me who take five thousand IUs of vitamin D a day have medium levels.
  • It really depends how you metabolize vitamin D.
  • But the big question is, are you taking your vitamin D correctly, particularly with a supplement?
  • Because if you're getting your vitamin D from your foods, you have everything there where your body is going to assimilate.
  • That is a number one advantage.
  • And that goes with any mineral or vitamin that when you're eating healthy foods that contain those vitamins and minerals, those essential
  • nutrients as well as those enzymes in the whole state, your body's going to assimilate it with no problem.
  • Well, I will make a bet with many of you that you have been taking your vitamin D incorrectly.
  • Not only your vitamin D, but maybe other vitamins as well.
  • Let me explain.
  • You see, we have water soluble and fat soluble vitamins.
  • Your water soluble vitamins are your vitamin B, your vitamin C. That you can take with water.
  • You can take that with anything.
  • But if you're taking a fat soluble vitamin, which is vitamin D, as well as vitamin
  • D, E, A, and K, which are still fat soluble vitamins, and you're taking it with water and not food, your body is going to waste it.
  • You're not going to assimilate it into your bloodstream, and you're not going to get those health benefits to keep you healthy.
  • So let me give you a great analogy.
  • I want you to think of fat solubility like making a creamy salad dressing.
  • When you mix the oil and vinegar to make a dressing, you know that the oil and vinegar don't naturally blend together because they have different properties.
  • However, if you shake the two together vigorously, the oil and the vinegar combine to create a smooth, creamy texture that coats the salad ingredients evenly.
  • And in a similar way, fat soluble vitamins like vitamin D need to be mixed with a dietary fat in your body before they can be absorbed properly.
  • Just as the oil in the salad dressing needs to combine with the vinegar to create this homogenous mixture, vitamin D needs to be paired with dietary fats so they can be absorbed effectively in your digestive system.
  • So if you're gonna take vitamin D at an empty stomach or take it with water,
  • That's like taking the vinegar and oil and not mixing it well.
  • The vitamin D cannot mix with the digestive system.
  • It cannot be shaken up.
  • Therefore, you're not going to assimilate any vitamin D unless you take it with fats, avocado oil, olive oil, butters, natural fats, healthy fats.
  • That's what you need to make sure you're taking it with.
  • And I can highly stress to everyone out there, the safest way that you're going to know that you're getting your vitamin D is take it with a meal.
  • Therefore, you don't have to worry about fats.
  • But the worst way
  • And I'll say it again, do not ever take your vitamin D in an empty stomach with water, with soda, with juice that does not have fat because the body will not absorb it into the intestine.
  • You're not going to get it into your bloodstream.
  • It's not going to perform those magical healing
  • miraculous things in your body, it's not gonna keep you healthy like you think it is, and your vitamin D levels will be much lower, and you're gonna say, wow, I've been taking these vitamin D supplements for months, and I have low vitamin D levels?
  • Aha, there's your answer.
  • I hope that you found this video valuable, because I'm sure this will help many.
  • Please share it with your friends and family.
  • Leave your comments below, and most important, make it a great day.
  • I'm Dr. Alan Mandel.