Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• green light
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• have to: Must do
• on to: Toward something; forward
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• start on: To begin or start doing something.
• stay home: To remain in one's house or residence.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• back to normal: Returned to the usual or expected state or condition.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• steam ahead: To move forward quickly and with determination.
• out of the gate: At the very beginning of an event or process.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• such as: For example; like
• in arms: Bearing weapons; ready for or engaged in fighting.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• write down: To record in writing
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• personal data: Information that relates to an identifiable individual.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
• thankful for: Feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• vaccine: Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
• trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• undergo: To experience or endure something (bad)
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• merchant: Someone who buys and sells goods
• covert: Hidden; secret
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• part: Division of a book
• coral: Color that is a combination of pink and orange
• bossy: Always telling others what to do
• slew: To turn and move suddenly in another direction
• datum: Item of factual information
• authorization: Giving approval by virtue of your authority
• cove: Small, sheltered inlet or bay
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
• mart: Market in which goods are sold or bought