Vocabulary

• for instance: As an example.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• side with: To support one person or group against another in a disagreement.
• such as: For example; like
• in excess of: More than.
• at least: As a minimum
• in terms of
• on parade: In a state of formal display or ceremony.
• en route: On the way; during a journey.
• for all that: Despite that; even though.
• above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
• bodily: By moving the whole of something
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• unwell: Being in poor health; having your period
• history: Established pattern or record
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• wild: In a manner which lacks control
• kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
• news: Broadcast on radio or TV about recent events
• autumn: The season when leaves fall off trees
• dead: Not alive
• cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• earning: To deserve something because you worked for it
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
• northern: In or toward the north
• death: When someone dies; the end of life
• instance: An example of something; case
• influenza: Full name for the 'flu'
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• transport: Very strong uncontrollable emotion, e.g. delight
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• tourism: Visiting to new places, e.g. abroad, for vacations
• interconnect: To join or be joined together (computers/theories)
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• admission: Act of allowing someone to enter
• cattle: Cows or bulls on a farm
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• refugee: Person forced to leave their home e.g. due to war
• recalled: (Company) to ask for the return of faulty goods
• sneeze: Act of air suddenly being forced out of nose/mouth
• seasonal: Of or occurring at a particular time of year
• investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• earthquake: Heavy shaking of the ground due to natural forces
• breed: Kind of / sort of
• overseas: In or to a foreign country that is across a sea
• extending: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• agricultural: Concerning farming, or the land
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• infect: To introduce a computer virus to
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• bacterium: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• facilitate: To make an action or process easier
• reconstruct: To rebuild something after it has been destroyed
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• surgeon: A doctor who performs surgery
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• plague: To cause to have continual problems with something
• mortality: Quality or state of being capable of dying
• infectious: Capable of transmitting disease to others
• originate: To first come into existence
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• circulate: To go round continuously
• hysteria: A case of wild, uncontrollable behavior or panic
• pestis: A deadly infectious disease, especially bubonic plague.
• mitigate: To make less severe or serious
• measle: A small, spot-like lesion or discoloration.
• furlough: Temporary leave of absence from military duty
• advent: First appearance of something important
• cholera: Fatal disease from drinking dirty water
• contaminate: To make impure by adding a harmful element
• tuberculosis: Disease affecting especially the lungs
• caravan: Group of people traveling together
• genome: Complete set of genetic material in an organism
• halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop