Vocabulary

• add up to: To amount to a particular sum or total.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• suck up: To try to gain favor by flattering or fawning.
• arranged in: Organized or placed in a specific order or manner within a particular space or format.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• out of place: Not comfortable or belonging in a particular situation.
• shift out: To move out or leave quickly or suddenly.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• per year: For each year; annually.
• bring on: To cause to appear, e.g. onto a stage
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• go on: To continue doing something
• rain cloud: A cloud containing water droplets heavy enough to fall as rain.
• lead to: To result in some action
• wrap up: To complete something, such as a film or project
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• regardless of
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
• dumb: Senseless; stupid
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• tiny: Very, very small
• fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
• catastrophe: Very bad disaster causing much suffering, etc.
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• panel: Group who answer questions or give opinions
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• methane: Colorless gas without smell often used as fuel
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• crystal: A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
• glow: Pink color in the face, e.g. from exercise/emotion
• rot: To break down into pieces through dying; decay
• daily: Happening every day
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• edition: Form in which a book, magazine etc. is released
• malicious: Intending to harm or hurt someone
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• negatively: In a harmful, unwanted or unhelpful manner
• plankton: Tiny plants and animals that fish eat in seas
• chunky: Containing large sticky lumps; thick and heavy
• tentacle: Long thin arm of some animals like an octopus
• battery: Portable device that stores electricity
• jelly: Semisolid food substance, eaten as dessert
• mush: Something soft and wet and usually thick
• jellyfish: Soft-bodied sea animal, as with stinging tentacles
• quartz: Hard mineral, that is used as jewellery
• nylon: Strong material from man-made substances
• watt: Standard unit used to measure electrical power