Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• turn back: To stop and move backward on some issue
• have to: Must do
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• allow me: A polite way of offering to do something for someone.
• take it away: To remove something.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• for instance: As an example.
• on the scene: Present at a location, especially where something has happened.
• piece together: To assemble or put together from fragments or parts.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• all at once: Suddenly; at the same time
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• shake up: To completely rethink or reorganize something
• school of thought: A particular philosophy or set of beliefs; a way of thinking.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• check out
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• distinctive: Having a quality that is different from others
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• huge: Very very large
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• civilization: A highly developed society
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• absolute: Complete; total; pure; not limited in any way
• dissolve: To cause something to end
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• peninsula: Narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake
• decay: To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; rot
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• accurately: Exactly and without any mistakes; correctly
• relative: Measured or considered in comparison to another
• steel: Very strong or determined character in a person
• succession: Act of officially taking over someone's position
• sage: Someone who is very wise
• globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
• base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• volcanic: (E.g. of a temperament) easily angered; violent
• pendulum: Weight on chain/cord swinging from a fixed point
• upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
• radioactive: Emitting harmful energy from nuclear activity
• soluble: Able to dissolve or be dissolved in a liquid
• oxidation: Process of combining with oxygen
• epoch: Specific period of history, e.g. a remarkable one
• geology: Study of the Earth's rocks, soil etc.
• eon: An immeasurably long period of time