Vocabulary

• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• set up
• of the century: The most notable or important in a hundred-year period.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• engage with it: To interact with something or someone in a meaningful way.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• in different ways: Using various methods or approaches; with variety.
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• pneumonia: Serious illness affecting the lungs and breathing
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• ambition: Desire to win or be successful in life, work
• architecture: Design and construction of buildings
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
• universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
• option: A choice
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• optimism: Condition of having a positive outlook or belief
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
• activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
• century: Period of 100 years
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• act: To behave in a certain way
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• audio: Concerning sound
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• cemetery: Place where people are buried after they die
• exhibition: Public event to display objects, art etc.
• fluorescent: Having the property of fluorescence; brightly lit
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
• healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
• ray: Person's name
• penicillin: Medicine that treats infection by killing bacteria
• centralize: To locate efforts, energy into one place or thing