Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• per year: For each year; annually.
• in play: In a state of being actively involved in a game or activity.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• for instance: As an example.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• point in time: A specific moment or instance when something occurs or exists.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• at least: As a minimum
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• recap: Brief description of something that had been said
• prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
• instance: An example of something; case
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• strike: To hit something
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• decade: Period of 10 years
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• parallel: To be equal to, or like, something else
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• brace: Structure that strengthens a joint
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• magnitude: Number representing force of an earthquake
• spill: Accident when someone falls
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• utilize: To use something for a particular purpose
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• ripple: Small gentle low wave on the surface of water, etc.
• act: To behave in a certain way
• fatality: Death resulting from an accident or a disaster
• fence: Wood, metal structure enclosing an area, land
• focal: (Of a point) being the main or important one
• traverse: To pass across, over, or through
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken