Vocabulary

• in sight: Visible; able to be seen.
• peace talks: Discussions between representatives of opposing sides in a conflict aimed at reaching a peaceful resolution.
• stop in: To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
• in times: During periods or moments of.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
• next to: Being located along side another
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• live through: To experience something difficult or painful and survive it.
• hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
• spring for: To pay for something, often unexpectedly or generously.
• for instance: As an example.
• last summer: The summer before this one.
• in areas: Located or occurring within specific regions or locations.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• have to: Must do
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• until further notice: Up to an unknown time in the future when more information is given.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• to the nth degree: To an extreme or limitless extent.
• off the rails: Out of control; behaving unpredictably.
• pine for: To become sad because someone has left
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• instance: An example of something; case
• reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• conduct: Your behavior
• quarantine: To isolate ill people to prevent disease spreading
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• controversy: Strong public disagreement about something
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• extensive: Large; full or complete
• refugee: Person forced to leave their home e.g. due to war
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• leave: To go away from; depart
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• frustrate: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• important: Having power or authority
• sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• polish: Act of making something clean and shiny
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• amusement: State of being amused or feeling enjoyment
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• beast: Ugly or terrifying animal
• coaster: Mat placed under a glass to protect furniture
• healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
• online: Connected to the internet