Vocabulary

• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• add up to: To amount to a particular sum or total.
• below the surface: Hidden emotions or issues not immediately visible.
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• look back: To think about past events
• into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
• tuned to: To adjust a radio receiver to the frequency of a particular station.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• burn out: To overwork to mental or physical exhaustion
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• at large: (of a person or animal, especially one that is dangerous) not captured; free.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• lie in: To stay in bed later than usual in the morning.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• carve out: To create or obtain something through effort or skill.
• interact with
• cling to: To hold onto something tightly, often for support or safety.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• down to earth: Practical, realistic, and approachable.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• check out
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• drift along: To move passively without a specific direction or purpose; to live without making plans or effort.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• by chance: Accidentally; without planning.
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
• star: To perform or play a main role in a movie, play