Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
• flag up: To bring attention to a problem or important point.
• in sight: Visible; able to be seen.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• laughing stock: Someone or something that is considered ridiculous and is ridiculed by many people.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• at least: As a minimum
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• have on: To be wearing something.
• pick up on: To notice or become aware of something that is not obvious.
• have to: Must do
• says it all: To express everything that needs to be said without using many words.
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• bear in mind: To remember and consider something.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• six times: Multiplied by six; a factor of six.
• one being: An individual existence; a person or creature.
• scoop up: To gather or pick up something with a scoop or similar tool.
• happen on: To find or discover by accident.
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• come of age: To reach adulthood; to become an adult.
• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
• crave: To have a very strong desire for something
• evolve: To develop certain features
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• decade: Period of 10 years
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• prevalent: Being common; occurring frequently
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• apparent: Easy to see or clearly understand
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
• satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• verify: To prove that something is right, accurate or true
• vapor: Tiny droplets or pieces of some substance spread thinly throughout the air
• kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• cosmic: Concerning space and the universe
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• frontier: Border crossing between countries
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• signify: To mean something; be a symbol of something
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• telescope: Tube-shaped device used to see a great distance
• datum: Item of factual information
• spacecraft: Vehicle capable of traveling to outer space
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• solvent: Substance used to dissolve or melt others
• operational: Being in working condition and ready to be used
• habitable: Good enough to live or stay in
• theorize: To form new ideas about a particular subject
• handwritten: Being written by hand (i.e. not typed)
• techno: Style of fast heavy electronic dance