Vocabulary

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• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• on end: Continuously; without stopping.
• make over: To transfer the ownership of something to someone
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• quiz question: A question asked in a quiz to test someone's knowledge.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• chance of survival: The possibility of remaining alive, especially during a dangerous event.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• such as: For example; like
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• pick up on: To notice or become aware of something that is not obvious.
• got the idea: Understood something.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• over the edge: In a state of emotional or mental breakdown; beyond the limits of what one can handle.
• on the scene: Present at a location, especially where something has happened.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• put off: To take off, e.g. clothing
• stand out
• from a distance: Not close; far away.
• close up: A photograph or film shot taken of a subject at close range.
• at a distance: Far away; not close.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• in the picture: Aware of what is happening; informed.
• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• work through: To deal with something systematically until it is completed
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• hypothesis: A theory trying to explain something
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• consensus: A decision that is shared by most of a group
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• idiom: Phrase with a special, metaphoric meaning
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• humility: Quality of not feeling better than others
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• clutch: To hold strongly in your hand
• jaw: One of the two bones of the face where teeth grow
• trust: To expect confidently
• assist: To help
• statue: Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
• frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
• unscathed: Not harmed/damaged by something bad that happened
• brush: To touch against a thing very lightly when moving
• mermaid: Creature with top half a woman, bottom half a fish
• warn: To tell someone about possible danger
• pony: Small young horse
• civilisation: A highly developed society
• scaffold: To build on previous information or knowledge
• pidgin: Language derived from others, used for trading
• technologically: As regards technology