Vocabulary

• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• bird flu: A highly contagious viral disease affecting birds, which can sometimes spread to humans.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in the pipeline: Currently being developed or planned.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
• float around: To circulate or spread, especially rumors or gossip.
• have to: Must do
• in tens: In groups or sets of ten.
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• critical to: Extremely important or essential.
• have been around: To have a lot of experience in life.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• interact: To talk or do things with each other
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• lethal: Causing or able to cause death
• viral: Of or caused by a virus
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• shift: To change in position or direction
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• physically: In a manner related to the body
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• diminish: To make something smaller or less important
• realm: Area ruled by a king or queen
• vaccine: Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
• identical: The same in every way
• ambition: Desire to win or be successful in life, work
• universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
• bust: To arrest people involved in crime
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• monumental: (Mistake/waste of time) huge; very big; severe
• array: A regular order or arrangement of things
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• bloodstream: Blood flowing through the circulatory system
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• partially: In part; in some degree; not wholly
• public: Owned by the government
• dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
• particle: Adverb or preposition that joins with a verb
• conserve: To save or protect something
• receptor: A nerve ending that changes stimuli into impulses
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• part: Division of a book
• emperor: Man who rules an empire
• croissant: Flaky crescent-shaped roll, as eaten for breakfast
• influenza: Full name for the 'flu'
• flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
• pipeline: Line of pipes used for carrying gases or liquids
• plaster: Substance used to cover walls to make them smooth