Vocabulary

• going on: To continue doing something
• update on: To provide the latest information about something.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• break up
• turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• at least: As a minimum
• blind date: A date between two people who have never met before, usually arranged by a mutual acquaintance.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• think twice: To consider something carefully before doing it, especially because it could have negative consequences.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• tendency: Likelihood to behave in a particular way
• renowned: Widely known and esteemed
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• factor: Something that influences a result
• interpretation: Explanation of the meaning of something
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• fuzzy: Covered with fur or short hair
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• plausible: Being reasonable and possibly true
• worthwhile: Worth the money, time or effort of doing something
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
• tale: Story that is not true
• hype: Advertising, writing, or talk to spark interest
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• twist: To turn something in a circular direction
• explanation: Details or reasons given to make something clear
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• evaporate: To pass off or away; to disappear
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• fully: Completely or entirely
• thrust: To move (e.g. a knife) forcefully towards someone
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
• gravitational: Concerning the force of gravity
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• noticeable: Being easy or likely to be sensed or noticed
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• disintegrate: To cause something to break into very small pieces
• datum: Item of factual information
• interstellar: Being in the space between stars or star systems
• acceleration: Increase in the speed or rate of something
• astronomer: Scientist studying stars and other bodies in space
• plume: Bird's feather, especially when colorful
• update: Addition of a current version of something
• saga: Description of events occurring over a long period
• comet: Moving object in space, with a long, bright tail
• unwanted: Not desired
• atlas: Book of maps
• lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
• mailbox: A box for putting or receiving mail, emails