Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• by any chance: Used to ask a question in a polite way, often when you do not really expect the answer to be 'yes'
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• burglar alarm
• in blood: Covered or stained with blood, literally or figuratively.
• speed up: To move more quickly
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• lead to: To result in some action
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• commonly seen: Frequently observed; often encountered.
• news article: A written report in a newspaper or magazine, or on a website, presenting news or information.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• shrink: To become smaller
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
• retreat: Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• informal: Casual; relaxed
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• investigation: Search for information about something
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• antarctica: An extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to , feet deep
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• metaphorical: Using words imaginatively to reveal a similarity
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• metaphorically: In a metaphorical manner
• burglar: Thief who enters a building with intent to steal
• worksheet: Piece of paper showing work planned or done
• headline: To be the main performer at a show
• shrunk: To become smaller
• supermarket: Self-service store selling groceries etc.