Vocabulary

• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• at least: As a minimum
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• wipe down: To clean a surface by wiping it with a cloth.
• out and about: Having returned to your usual activities after an illness.
• getting home: The act of arriving at one's residence.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• in one piece: Undamaged; whole; not broken or harmed.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• by all means: Certainly; of course
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• express: To send something by fast mail
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• proximity: State of being near or close to something
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• agriculture: The science of farming
• theoretically: As regards ideas that could be true
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• ingest: To eat, drink, or swallow something
• coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• cereal: Breakfast food eaten with milk
• defense: Argument in support of something
• habit: Loose clothing like a cloak, worn by monks, nuns
• bleach: Chemical that disinfects and whitens
• contaminate: To make impure by adding a harmful element
• transmit: To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• disinfect: To remove bacteria by cleaning
• person: Man, woman or child
• contamination: Being impure because of a harmful agent
• sneeze: Act of air suddenly being forced out of nose/mouth
• guardian: Person who guards, protects, or preserves
• transmission: Part of car including gears affecting speed of car
• sanitizer: (also hand sanitizer) A liquid for washing your hands in order to get rid of harmful bacteria from them
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• cart: Vehicle on wheels for carry things; trolley
• dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
• live: To be alive
• touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
• cardboard: Lightweight paper board
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• infect: To introduce a computer virus to
• long: Person's name
• health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• disinfectant: Chemical preventing infection by killing bugs
• stainless: Being perfect and without damage or soil
• pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport