Vocabulary

• murder rate: The number of murders committed per a specific population size, usually per 100,000 people, in a given area and time period.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• in terms of
• by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
• too much work: An excessive amount of tasks or responsibilities.
• at sea
• for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• in under: Located inside and beneath something.
• way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• contrary to: In opposition to; against.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• sink in: (Of an idea) to slowly be understood or felt
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
• have to: Must do
• have on: To be wearing something.
• tv show: A television program.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• point at: To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• extreme: Very great in degree
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• unconscious: Not aware of what is going on around you
• lethal: Causing or able to cause death
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• plague: To cause to have continual problems with something
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• attribute: (Of books, art, music) to say it was composed by
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• intake: Amount of something that a person's body consumes
• flourish: To show and direct attention by waving something
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
• organism: Living thing, often one that is small
• deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
• emit: To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
• spill: Accident when someone falls
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• malaria: Disease caused by being bitten by a mosquito
• temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
• conclude: To finish or cause to finish; end
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• index: Number showing how prices, wages changed over time
• alive: Living; not dead
• miniature: Small model of something larger
• murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• lava: Very hot liquid rock flowing from a volcano
• mount: To attach something to something else
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
• influenza: Full name for the 'flu'
• trench: Long narrow hole dug in the ground
• dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• submerge: To sink or put below the surface
• serial: Story that is told is several parts on TV or radio
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• quickly: Without taking a lot of time; fast
• dead: Not alive
• radioactive: Emitting harmful energy from nuclear activity
• warmth: Quality of kindness, friendliness, or sincerity
• die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• write: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
• arsenic: Strong poison used as insecticide, etc.
• cove: Small, sheltered inlet or bay
• quicksand: Pit of loose wet sand which sucks objects into it
• totality: State of being total and complete