Vocabulary

• for instance: As an example.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in the rush: In a state of hurriedness or urgency.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• go on: To continue doing something
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• for one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• have to: Must do
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• instance: An example of something; case
• associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• incentive: Something that encourages you to do something
• proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
• fraud: Use of dishonest ways to take something valuable
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• military: Army or armed forces
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• rampant: Growing rapidly and uncontrollably
• recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• communist: Believer in communism
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• ethical: Morally right; following principles of goodness
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• dictatorship: Form of government with an absolute rules
• collaborate: To cooperate with or help an enemy
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• genetically: Caused or controlled, or by genes
• collaborative: Working with others to complete a task
• welfare: Program to help poor/unemployed people with money
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• modify: To make minor change to something
• facial: Treatment to improve condition of the skin of face
• quantum: The smallest unit or amount of energy
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• hinder: To make something slow or difficult
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• land: Region or country
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• superpower: State powerful enough to influence world events
• genomic: Concerning the set of genetic material in a cell