Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• critical to: Extremely important or essential.
• in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
• in check: Under control; restrained.
• make up: To invent or create a story
• under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
• chill out: To relax and stop being angry or nervous about something.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• flip out: To become very excited, angry, or lose control.
• all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
• hunt down: To search for someone or something until you find them, often after a long time or over a large area.
• fight back: To make your point more strongly against opponent
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• at bay: Kept at a distance; held back.
• left and right: In both the left and right directions.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• for better or worse: Regardless of the good or bad consequences of an action or situation.
• run through: To pierce with a sharp pointed object
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• evolve: To develop certain features
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• versatile: Having many uses or skills
• bizarre: Odd or strange
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• fluid: A material that can easily flow, e.g. water
• victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• important: Having power or authority
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• sharp: Person's name
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• flesh: Soft part of fruit, vegetable that can be eaten
• finance: Control of money a person, business has access to
• fill: To make something full
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• outlet: Place in a wall to supply electricity to a device
• resident: Trainee doctor who works/lives in a hospital
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• tsunami: Huge sea wave often caused by an earthquake
• interactive: Acting or influencing others
• cocaine: Illegal drug made from coca leaves
• balance: Instrument for weighing things
• colonize: To take control over place and live there
• microbiome: the microorganisms (= living things too small to be seen) that exist in a particular environment or in the human body
• symbiotic: In an interdependent relationship
• geometric: With regular mathematical patterns/straight lines
• syringe: Device with a needle to take blood/inject drugs
• imprint: Mark or figure impressed or printed on something
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
• lambda: 11th letter of the Greek alphabet