Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• look back: To think about past events
• write down: To record in writing
• at least: As a minimum
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• in future: At a time yet to come; from now onwards.
• turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in the game: Still involved or active in a competition or situation.
• round to: To visit someone's place informally, usually briefly.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• have to: Must do
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• used up: To use all of; consume
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• catch fire: To start burning; to ignite.
• catch on: To become popular; start to be used
• cock up: To make a serious mistake or to mess something up badly.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• on the fence: Undecided; wavering between two options.
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• virtual: Existing only on the internet or on a computer
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• civilization: A highly developed society
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
• century: Period of 100 years
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• shut: To stop being open for business
• nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• metaphorically: In a metaphorical manner
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• paste: To move computer data from one page to another
• reservoir: A lake storing water for use by the community
• bug: To bother someone
• fallout: Radioactive particles after a nuclear explosion
• lateral: On the side; moving sideways
• battery: Portable device that stores electricity
• dam: Wall built to stop the flow of water
• nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
• heartbeat: Beat of your heart
• silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
• turbine: Engine or motor that operates from fluid pressure
• replication: Act of making more exact copies of itself
• interviewee: Person who is interviewed
• transcriber: Someone making a written version of spoken text