Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• for instance: As an example.
• going on: To continue doing something
• on to: Toward something; forward
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• have to: Must do
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• lead to: To result in some action
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• see past: To overlook flaws or errors and accept.
• run through: To pierce with a sharp pointed object
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• at most: Not more than; a maximum of.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• tease out: To extract or obtain something with persistent effort, especially information.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• coming out with: To go out with someone on a date
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
• lock down: To secure a building or area to prevent entry or exit.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• by extension: Using a word or phrase in a wider context than is usual, typically to include situations that are similar to the one that the word or phrase was originally used for.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• freak out: To react or behave in a wild or irrational way
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• deal with
• in one year: Within a period of twelve months.
• next to: Being located along side another
• certain to: Sure to happen; inevitable.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• instance: An example of something; case
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• respiratory: (Medical) concerning breathing
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• amount: Quantity of something
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• mutation: Change that changes genetic structure
• viral: Of or caused by a virus
• tendency: Likelihood to behave in a particular way
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• quarantine: To isolate ill people to prevent disease spreading
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• cruise: To easily achieve
• handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
• consensus: A decision that is shared by most of a group
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
• rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• important: Having power or authority
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• cluster: To come together in a group, flock etc.
• public: Owned by the government
• transmit: To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• outrage: Very wrong or cruel act which causes great anger
• fatality: Death resulting from an accident or a disaster
• transmission: Part of car including gears affecting speed of car
• genome: Complete set of genetic material in an organism
• infect: To introduce a computer virus to
• flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
• bullshit: Telling lies, nonsense (very rude)
• incubation: Development in a particular environment
• preparedness: State of being ready or prepared for use or action
• structurally: With respect to structure
• renal: Of the kidneys or diseases of the kidneys