Vocabulary

• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• of itself: Happening automatically without external cause or help.
• turn into: To change to become something else
• in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• consists of: Is made up or composed of.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in principle: In theory; as a general idea, though not yet in practice or detail.
• wander off: To stray or move away aimlessly from a place or group.
• stand around: To spend time standing without doing anything useful or important.
• for too long: For an excessively extended period.
• burn down: To destroy (usually buildings) by burning
• once and for all: Completely and finally; decisively.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• in depth: Thoroughly and carefully; in detail.
• check out
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• tiny: Very, very small
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• tactic: One of the ways you attempt to achieve a strategy
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• eradicate: To remove or destroy something completely
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
• mercy: Kind instead of harsh treatment of someone
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• forge: To create something by hammering hot metal
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• corrupt: To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• point: An item to be discussed
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• rogue: Being corrupt, dangerous, or uncontrollable
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• tumor: Abnormal growth of cells; cancer
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• lineage: People in someone's family who lived in the past
• mutate: To develop into another thing; change
• infect: To introduce a computer virus to
• swat: To hit, slap, or smack, e.g. so as to kill a fly
• lawyer: Professional who helps people with the law