Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• in terms of
• tidy up: To clean up your room
• move into: To start living in a new house or building
• next to: Being located along side another
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
• going on: To continue doing something
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• run away from: To run somewhere, e.g. to escape from something
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• go away: To go on vacation
• leave it there: To put something down and not move it from that location.
• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• folk: (Of ordinary people) not sophisticated
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• leave: To go away from; depart
• smash: Accident involving vehicles
• ignite: To catch fire
• investigation: Search for information about something
• tidy: With things in their proper place; not messy
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• undergo: To experience or endure something (bad)
• exceed: To be greater in number, degree than something
• forensic: Establishing facts or evidence in investigations
• tan: A light brown color
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• burn: To destroy with fire
• residential: Concerning patients staying in a hospital
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• circulate: To go round continuously
• ash: Gray powder left after a fire
• mesh: Crisscrossed wires to allow air/liquid through
• identification: (Card or paper) that proves who a person is
• bamboo: Long light Asian plant with strong, empty stems
• ignition: Process of making catch fire (e.g. an engine)
• propagate: To make an idea known by many people
• retard: To cause to move or proceed slowly
• scaffold: To build on previous information or knowledge
• tang: Sharp, slightly sour taste or smell
• sadden: To cause someone to be sad
• sombre: Dim, gloomy or melancholy
• fireside: Area near a fireplace in a room