Vocabulary

• down the middle: In or along the center of something.
• forbidden fruit: Something that is desired because it is not allowed.
• break out
• in secret: Done or kept in a way that is not known or seen by others.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• urge: A strong desire for something
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• precious: Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• shift: To change in position or direction
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• financial: Involving money
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• exert: To make something have an effect on something else
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• mighty: Having great strength or great size
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
• footprint: Mark left by a foot of an animal or human
• minimize: To make something seem small or less important
• transparency: Quality of being open to see/to public criticism
• forbid: To order someone not to do something
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• overwhelmingly: So it cannot be resisted
• cyber: Concerning the internet
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• guru: An inspirational teacher or spiritual guide
• datum: Item of factual information
• illegally: In a manner not allowed by law; criminally
• upstream: In the direction opposite the flow of river/stream
• superpower: State powerful enough to influence world events