Vocabulary

• going on: To continue doing something
• on to: Toward something; forward
• off the scale: Beyond the range of what can be measured or represented; extreme.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• halfway through: At or in the middle of a period of time or an activity.
• chance of survival: The possibility of remaining alive, especially during a dangerous event.
• family dynamic: The pattern of relationships and interactions between family members.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• social bonds: The connections and relationships between individuals in a society that promote cohesion and mutual support.
• in terms of
• look after: To take care of someone or something
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• check out
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• evolve: To develop certain features
• straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
• dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• fertility: The state of a female being able to produce young
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• evolutionary: Concerning gradual change over time
• awareness: Having knowledge of something
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• hypothesis: A theory trying to explain something
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• taboo: Not being accepted by customs or society
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• lifespan: Length of time something is expected to last
• exert: To make something have an effect on something else
• array: A regular order or arrangement of things
• empower: To give someone a power or ability
• justify: To give good reasons for something
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• point: An item to be discussed
• breakdown: When normal activity or behavior stops
• reproduce: To make a copy of something
• cease: To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
• halfway: A middle point between two extremes
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• reliance: State of being dependent on something for help
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• reclaim: To get back something that was lost; recover
• reproductive: Concerning the process of making children
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• hormonal: Concerning or caused by hormones in the body
• menopause: Mid-life period when women's periods stop
• grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
• orca: Whale