Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
• in a nutshell: As a summary; including the main points concisely
• consists of: Is made up or composed of.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• turn on
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• on file: Recorded and stored in a systematic way.
• flaw in: A defect or imperfection in something.
• for one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
• going on: To continue doing something
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• in summary: Briefly stating or reviewing main points.
• in future: At a time yet to come; from now onwards.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• once and for all: Completely and finally; decisively.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• in depth: Thoroughly and carefully; in detail.
• check out
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• mutation: Change that changes genetic structure
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• flaw: Quality that makes something imperfect
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• obese: Fat over a long period, so harming your health
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• womb: Place in a woman's body where a baby grows
• invisible: Being unable to be seen
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• absence: State of not being present, or not existing
• nutshell: Shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut
• depth: Distance below a surface
• collective: Business owned or controlled by its workers
• suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• corrupt: To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• problematic: Being difficult to deal with or fix
• blind: Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
• soul: Central or basic part of something
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• alive: Living; not dead
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• display: (Animals) to indicate readiness for sex
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• ingenious: Very good at making things or solving problems
• nucleus: Center of an atom
• part: Division of a book
• mutate: To develop into another thing; change
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
• executioner: A person paid to kill someone for their crime