Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
• happen on: To find or discover by accident.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• clean as a whistle: Extremely clean or tidy; spotless.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• got to: To arrive at some place
• subway station: A station where passengers can board or exit a subway train.
• other places: Different locations or areas
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• for the most part: Generally; mostly; on the whole.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• hang out: To spend time with your friends
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• in relation to: Concerning; with reference to; regarding.
• at least: As a minimum
• turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• overwhelming majority: A very large majority; a majority that is so large as to be almost unanimous.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• at school: Present and attending school.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• 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
• stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
• epidemic: Disease that spreads quickly affecting many
• reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
• distinct: Clearly different in nature from something else
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• diverse: Being varied or different from each other
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• pneumonia: Serious illness affecting the lungs and breathing
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• tiny: Very, very small
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• organism: Living thing, often one that is small
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• overlap: To lie over or cover a part of something else
• public: Owned by the government
• pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
• microscopic: Too small to be seen with the eyes
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• microbe: Very small, microscopic, living thing
• plaque: Sign on building as a reminder of an event/person
• part: Division of a book
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• transmission: Part of car including gears affecting speed of car
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• microbiome: the microorganisms (= living things too small to be seen) that exist in a particular environment or in the human body
• transit: System of transportation, often in a city
• influenza: Full name for the 'flu'
• metro: Underground railway or subway
• microbial: Concerning, involving or caused by being microbes
• bacterial: Concerning or caused by bacteria
• fingerprint: Generic term for any identifying characteristic
• vaginal: Of or concerning the vagina
• underbelly: The underside of a four-legged animal
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
• springtime: Season of growth of plants and trees, after winter