Vocabulary

• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• hot air: Meaningless or exaggerated talk; empty rhetoric.
• in terms of
• going on: To continue doing something
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• cool down: To become cooler; to reduce in temperature.
• manage with: To cope or handle a situation using limited resources.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• come clean: To confess fully; to admit wrongdoing.
• being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• at large: (of a person or animal, especially one that is dangerous) not captured; free.
• cool off: To become cooler.
• for instance: As an example.
• zoom out: To decrease the magnification of an image, showing more of the scene.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• heat up: To become warmer; to make something warmer.
• at this point in time: At the current or specific moment under consideration.
• point in time: A specific moment or instance when something occurs or exists.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• tap off: To turn off or stop the flow of something.
• in heat: (Of a female mammal) ready to mate.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• extreme: Very great in degree
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• atmosphere: Air around us
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• trend: Current style or fashion
• stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• circulation: Movement of blood through the body
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• renewable: Being able to be replaced naturally
• jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
• greenhouse: Greenhouse gas that makes the Earth get warmer
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• omega: Last letter in the greek alphabet