Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• as we know it: In the form or way commonly understood or accepted.
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• have to: Must do
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• might well: Used to indicate a good possibility or likelihood.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• appear at: To be present in a specific place or event.
• at random
• coming after: To follow someone in order to threaten them
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• take it easy
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• consequence: Importance of a person or thing
• motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• drastically: In a sudden, extreme or severe manner
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• grain: Seeds of plants used for food
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• integral: Being an essential part of something; necessary
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• mold: Distinctive type of character or nature
• persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
• civilization: A highly developed society
• doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
• exceptionally: In an extremely and unusually good way
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• riddle: Amusing question that has a clever or funny answer
• disruptive: Causing trouble; disturbing a class, etc.
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• cosmic: Concerning space and the universe
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• greet: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• noticeable: Being easy or likely to be sensed or noticed
• swarm: Large group of flying insects moving together
• fare: Money people pay to travel on buses, taxis, boats
• galaxy: A group of stars and planets in space
• interference: Unwanted involvement in the concerns of others
• irreversible: Not able to be reversed/put back to previous state
• sludge: Very thick type of mud, usually caused by rain
• interstellar: Being in the space between stars or star systems
• prosper: To be a success and make money
• teem: To have many active living things moving inside
• habitable: Good enough to live or stay in
• galactic: Concerning a galaxy
• eternally: In a never-ending way