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accessories:                  items that go with a dress, for instance a bag or a hat

allergic reaction:            a sensitive response to substances

altitude:                          height above sea level

apprehensive:                fearful or anxious

appropriate:                   suitable or proper

assembly:                      a meeting of teachers and students, especially at the beginning of a school day

blood clotting:                the turning of blood into a thick solid

bowel:                            intestines, especially the large intestines

chunk:                           a large piece of a thing

climate:                          typical weather conditions of a place

conservative:                 favouring what is generally accepted or traditional

craving:                         a strong desire for something

damage:                       harm/hurt/injury

demand:                       the desire or needs of customers for a product

eating:                          consuming

fibre rich:                      full of fibre

healthy:                        good for your health

heart disease:              any sickness that affects the heart

impression:                  an idea or effect formed in the mind

investments:                shares bought in a company with the hope of returning a profit

lacy:                             made or trimmed with lace

landscape:                   everything you can see when you look across a large area of land

lean:                             meat containing little or no fat

loans:                           money that banks lend and whoever borrows repays with interest meteorological

department:                 an institution that studies and forecasts weather conditions

misconception:            a belief or idea that is not based on correct information

mood-altering:             ability to change the state of mind

moustache:                  hair on the upper lip

natural resources:        supply of materials that are found occurring in a country

neutral:                         with no strong or noticeable qualities

nourish:                         keeping someone healthy with food

opt:                                choose to take or not take a particular course of action

portion:                          one part of something larger

production:                     the process of making materials or goods in large quantities

professionally:                suitable or proper for an occupation

rainy season:                  the time of the year when there is a lot of precipitation (rain)

reap the benefits:           gain from

research:                        systematic investigation to collect information

respiratory:                     having to do with breathing

risky behaviour:              doing things in a way that would expose you to danger

routine:                           the normal order and way in which you do things in a place

score:                               the number of marks somebody gets in a test

set up:                              established

shortness of breath:         when one is labouring to breath, or having difficulties in breathing

stabilise:                           to make something firm, or unlikely to change

structure:                          the normal order and way in which you do things in a place

substitutes:                       takes the place of something or someone else

survival:                            condition of continuing to exist

temperature:                     degree of hot or cold temporarily

pleasing:                           will make you feel good only for a moment

weather patterns:              how the atmospheric conditions in a place behave

wholegrain:                        containing the grain without anything having being removed

workload:                           the allocated tasks that have to be carried out