Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• have to: Must do
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• push back: To force someone to withdraw or retreat
• make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• wipe out: To destroy or be destroyed
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in hospital: Admitted to a hospital for treatment.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• at last: Finally; after a long delay.
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• long: Person's name
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• happen: To take place or occur
• infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• drug: Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• discover: To find something new that was not known before
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• defense: Argument in support of something
• exceptionally: In an extremely and unusually good way
• plunge: (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
• pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• gene: Part of cell controlling development of a thing
• pan: To follow an object being filmed with a camera
• sanitation: Water systems that protect people's health
• global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
• push: To move into enemy country with a military attack
• early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
• infectious: Capable of transmitting disease to others
• antibiotic: (Drug) used to fight certain kinds of diseases
• eat: To put food in your mouth
• cough: To suddenly expel air from the lungs
• Chinese: Concerning the culture and people of China
• safe: Highly likely
• resistant: Not affected by something
• immunity: State of not being able to catch a disease
• ridiculously: Extremely; so much so that people might laugh
• shark: Person who lends money at unfair rates of interest
• snake: An animal with a long body, no arms or legs
• gorilla: Very large African ape, usually with dark fur
• meteor: Rock from space that enters the Earth's atmosphere
• prevention: Act of stopping something bad from happening
• pig: Animal that bacon, pork and ham come from
• overrun: To exceed or be too much; take too long
• leech: Freshwater worm that sucks blood
• sighted: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range