Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• have to: Must do
• wind up: To be brought to a state of great tension
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• right up there: Among the best or most successful.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• make up to: To compensate or atone to someone for a mistake or wrongdoing.
• a mirror image: An image that is identical but reversed, like a reflection in a mirror.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• interact with
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• in use: Being used at the present time.
• wipe out: To destroy or be destroyed
• run with: To take and work with an idea, plan as your own
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• for instance: As an example.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• at least: As a minimum
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• eat up: To eat all of something
• cut in: To interrupt someone's conversation
• due to: Because of; owing to
• conk out: To stop functioning, often suddenly.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• coincidence: Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• hurdle: Small fence a person or horse jumps over in a race
• molecule: Two or more atoms chemically combined
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• therapeutic: Intended to make things (e.g. illness) better
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• premature: Happening before the natural or desired time
• synthetic: Not natural; made from artificial materials
• recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
• catastrophe: Very bad disaster causing much suffering, etc.
• digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
• comparison: Act of comparing things
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• compatible: Able to get on or be used well together
• kidney: Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
• invisible: Being unable to be seen
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• leave: To go away from; depart
• imminent: Happening soon; about to happen
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
• smash: Accident involving vehicles
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• asteroid: Very small planets that move around the sun
• tick: To function properly or normally
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• mirror: Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• microscopic: Too small to be seen with the eyes
• prolong: To make continue for a longer amount of time
• approve: To formally accept something or grant permission
• bind: To cover a wound, as with a bandage
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• stringent: Strict or severe, as regards standards or rules
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• upcoming: Occurring soon; approaching
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• live: To be alive
• oversight: A mistake; something you forget to do
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• spook: To scare; frighten
• helix: Three-dimensional shape of a cone-like object