Vocabulary

• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• burn up: To consume all of something, e.g. fuel, energy
• get excited: To become enthusiastic or eager.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• make for: To go to or toward something/someone for a reason
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• stroke of luck: A sudden and unexpected piece of good fortune.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• just plain weird: Extremely strange or unusual; very odd.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• blast: To attack someone with words
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• close: Almost; near
• excited: To make something or someone become more active
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• hemisphere: One half of a rounded, ball-like object
• liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
• flourish: To show and direct attention by waving something
• percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
• possibility: Something with a chance of happening or being true
• confirm: To formally approve or check something
• star: To perform or play a main role in a movie, play
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• emit: To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
• powerful: Having control or influence over
• biology: The study of living things
• weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
• exciting: To cause a reaction; make active
• flare: To become angry or excited suddenly
• dwarf: Person of short stature, due to medical condition
• red: Being the color of blood
• ray: Person's name
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• astronomical: Extremely large or high
• doorstep: Wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway
• ultraviolet: Concerning light waves that are extremely short
• undoubtedly: With certainty; without question; for sure
• discovery: Learning something for the first time
• door: You walk through this when you go in a room
• spacecraft: Vehicle capable of traveling to outer space
• oasis: Place in a desert where there is water
• sun: Light and heat coming from a large star in the sky
• interstellar: Being in the space between stars or star systems
• planetary: Concerning the orbital characteristics of a planet
• habitable: Good enough to live or stay in
• earthy: Living a life close to nature
• galactic: Concerning a galaxy