Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• deal with
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• lead to: To result in some action
• sneak past: To move quietly and secretly past someone or something.
• toy with: To consider an idea casually or playfully.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• on the scene: Present at a location, especially where something has happened.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• go away: To go on vacation
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in relation to: Concerning; with reference to; regarding.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• only time will tell: The result or truth will be known in the future.
• time will tell: The future will reveal the answer or outcome.
• wave in: Signal or gesture for someone to enter a place.
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• going on: To continue doing something
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• susceptible: Likely to fall prey to, be drawn to or influenced
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• evolve: To develop certain features
• consider: To think carefully about something
• resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
• respiratory: (Medical) concerning breathing
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• mutation: Change that changes genetic structure
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• spike: The top point in a graph
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
• vaccine: Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
• consciously: In a manner that is aware, and on purpose
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• mild: Gentle in nature or behavior
• coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
• endemic: Natural to or typical of a specific place/people
• annual: Happening once a year, or every year
• important: Having power or authority
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• vaccination: Type of injection to prevent getting a disease
• genome: Complete set of genetic material in an organism
• influenza: Full name for the 'flu'
• happen: To take place or occur
• evade: To avoid being captured; avoid answering
• mutate: To develop into another thing; change
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• blueprint: Plans of how buildings will be built
• flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.