Vocabulary

• last summer: The summer before this one.
• a few moments: A short period of time
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• on a day-to-day basis: Happening regularly every day as a routine.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• read out: To read something aloud so that other people can hear it.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• portrait: Picture of a person's head and shoulders
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• physically: In a manner related to the body
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• conspiracy: Plan made in secret to do something illegal
• eternal: Endless; constant; never ending
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
• extensive: Large; full or complete
• alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
• tribute: Something that is said or done to show respect
• speculation: Taking risks that might lead to big profits
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• speculate: To take risks that might lead to big profits
• fold: To bend one part of something against another
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• emotion: A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
• basis: Main ingredient or part of something
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• apprentice: Person learning a trade by working for an expert
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• badge: Material with a pin to show membership in a group
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• cocaine: Illegal drug made from coca leaves
• consolation: Something that gives you a better feeling when sad
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• instantaneous: Occurring with no delay at all
• reassurance: Feeling of reduced worry about something
• involvement: Act or process of joining in a particular activity
• conjecture: Forming an opinion/conclusion with little evidence
• warren: Large network of connecting rabbit burrows
• ravine: Deep, narrow valley with a river at the bottom
• licence: Official card or certification giving permission
• coroner: Person whose job is to find out the cause of death