Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on to: Toward something; forward
• at school: Present and attending school.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• find out about: To look for information to learn about it
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• by god: An expression of surprise, shock, or emphasis.
• cling to: To hold onto something tightly, often for support or safety.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• like a dream: Working or performing extremely well or smoothly.
• face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
• pull together: To work hard and cooperate with other people in order to achieve something
• on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• split off: To become separated or detached from something.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• way up here: At a high or elevated location, often emphasizing the distance or effort to reach it.
• in the business of: Engaged in a particular commercial activity or profession.
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• in progress: Currently taking place or being done; not yet completed.
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• have on: To be wearing something.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• going on: To continue doing something
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• go public: To offer shares of a company to the public on the stock market for the first time.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• out of print: No longer being published or available to buy new.
• compared with: In relation to
• on the order of: Approximately; about a certain amount or number.
• common ancestor: An ancestor that two or more species have in common and from which they both evolved.
• sheer number: A large quantity or amount of something.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• huge: Very very large
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• evolve: To develop certain features
• related: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• code: To express information in a series of numbers
• book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes