Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• lead to: To result in some action
• going on: To continue doing something
• in one piece: Undamaged; whole; not broken or harmed.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• fall under: To be included in or classified as part of a specific category or jurisdiction.
• off the shelf: Readily available; not custom-made.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• In the event of: If something happens, especially something undesirable
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• have to: Must do
• around the clock: All day and all night; continuously.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• sphere of influence: A country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority.
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• pretty much anything: Almost everything; nearly all things.
• on the go: Very busy and active.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
• slightly: Only a little
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• intuitive: Able to understand by feeling rather than fact
• brilliant: Having a great amount of intelligence or talent
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• section: A part of a whole
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
• flexible: Bending easily
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• magnitude: Number representing force of an earthquake
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• detach: To send away a military unit on a special mission
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• upright: Having good moral standards; of good character
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• scrape: To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
• great: Very good; better than before
• marvel: Something that causes wonder or astonishment
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• vibration: Shaking motion
• residential: Concerning patients staying in a hospital
• seismic: Of earthquakes
• municipal: Concerning a city or town government
• tier: One of the rising rows of seats, e.g. in a stadium
• diving: To swim deep under water with an air supply
• earthquake: Heavy shaking of the ground due to natural forces
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• brilliance: Great amount of skill or intelligence
• calculus: Branch of math dealing with rates of change, etc.