Vocabulary

• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• due to: Because of; owing to
• drop down: To go to a lower place, rank
• lay ahead: To be going to happen in the future.
• coming to light: To become known or revealed.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• lie in: To stay in bed later than usual in the morning.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• have on: To be wearing something.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• set up
• coming and going: The activity of people arriving and departing from a place.
• out of bounds: Outside the designated playing area in a sport.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• in the shadow of: Close to and influenced or dominated by something else.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• sheer number: A large quantity or amount of something.
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• concentration: Amount or number of something in a thing or place
• brutal: Extremely violent or mean
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• chill: State of being a little cold
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
• due: When something is required or expected
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• leave: To go away from; depart
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
• silent: Without making any noise; soundless
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• disturb: To cause someone anxiety or fear
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• surgeon: A doctor who performs surgery
• scatter: To throw or move into various different directions
• land: Region or country
• lagoon: Small lake surrounded by rocks; channel of water
• execution: Killing a person as a (usually legal) punishment
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• anesthesia: Loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• meticulously: In a very careful, correct way
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• forest: Large area with many trees
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
• unit: One apartment in a building
• warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
• submerge: To sink or put below the surface
• battlefield: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• guerrilla: Person fighting for a political cause
• rouge: Makeup that makes your cheeks pinker or red
• unsettle: To upset; making someone feel uneasy