Vocabulary

• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• 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
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• fly into: Suddenly become very angry or emotional.
• have to: Must do
• experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
• emergency response: The actions taken to deal with an unexpected and dangerous event.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• fly through: To move or pass through something very quickly.
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• drop into: To visit someone or some place casually and often briefly.
• jump off: To leave a path or designated area.
• way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• see stars: To feel dizzy or confused, usually after a blow to the head.
• analogous to: Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that clarifies the nature of the things compared.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• get the picture: To understand a situation or idea.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• light up: To illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
• turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
• spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
• shoot through: To leave abruptly or escape quickly.
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• light on: To illuminate something.
• at least: As a minimum
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• spit out: To eject something from the mouth.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• on the order of: Approximately; about a certain amount or number.
• a bit longer: For a slightly longer period of time.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• thinned out: Having become less dense.
• at the margins: In a position that is not central or mainstream; at the periphery.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• deal with
• consist of
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• gigantic: Extremely large
• observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• civilization: A highly developed society
• theoretically: As regards ideas that could be true
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• leave: To go away from; depart
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• void: Empty feeling because nothing interests you
• distant: Unfriendly; cold
• collision: Act of crashing into someone or something else
• horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• cliff: High, vertical or steep surface of rock or ice
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• cluster: To come together in a group, flock etc.
• fusion: Combining various things to make something new
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
• suffocate: To (cause to) die from lack of air to breathe
• cosmic: Concerning space and the universe
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• galaxy: A group of stars and planets in space
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• cosmos: The universe
• lonely: Sad because apart from other people
• fractal: Geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale
• flux: A state of flow and change
• cubic: Measurement of the length, width, and height
• scaffold: To build on previous information or knowledge