Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• on a day-to-day basis: Happening regularly every day as a routine.
• such as: For example; like
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• close up: A photograph or film shot taken of a subject at close range.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• spend more time: To dedicate a greater amount of time to a particular activity or person.
• in the making: Developing or being made; in the process of becoming something.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• in the absence of: When someone or something is not present or available.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• legacy: Literature, arts etc. from previous generations
• amount: Quantity of something
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• evolutionary: Concerning gradual change over time
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• ancestor: A person from your family that lived in the past
• extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• huge: Very very large
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• evolution: Theory that living things change over time
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• characteristic: Typical or distinctive
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• attitude: Way you act, think and feel about something
• extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• juvenile: Concerning young people or children
• important: Having power or authority
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• skeleton: Structure of bones that supports the body
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• canine: Long, pointed tooth
• upright: Having good moral standards; of good character
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• significance: The potential for something to have a big effect
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• spinal: Concerning the spine or nerves in your back
• childhood: The time when you are a child
• frontal: Belonging to the forward part
• chimpanzee: Animal similar to a monkey but without a tail
• ape: Animal related to monkeys and humans
• chimp: Shortened form of 'chimpanzee'
• sandstone: Sedimentary rock consisting of sand, clay, quartz
• encase: (Of hard thing) to surround or totally envelop
• dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information