Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• look back: To think about past events
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• a bit longer: For a slightly longer period of time.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• lead to: To result in some action
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• live up: To be as good as expected or promised.
• like new: In very good, almost perfect condition as if unused.
• out of luck: To not have any luck; to be unfortunate
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• grow into: To be able to wear clothes that were too big
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• hypothetical: Thought up, as an example; not being a real case
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
• primitive: Lacking a written language and advanced technology
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• render: To cause to be in a certain state or condition
• blow: To move something using air
• intelligent: Smart; able to think and reason
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
• invisible: Being unable to be seen
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• expectancy: Excited feeling that something is will happen soon
• annual: Happening once a year, or every year
• pyramid: Four-sided structure with sides meeting at the top
• evaporate: To pass off or away; to disappear
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• simulation: A copying method to study the real world
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• embed: To place or set inside rock, etc.
• scan: To look inside of the body with a special machine
• polar: Concerning the areas near the North or South poles
• rectangle: Four-sided geometrical shape with all right angles
• implant: To put something into, an idea in someone's mind
• customize: To make, change according to the user's needs
• stagger: To greatly surprise someone
• rainforest: Ancient forest growing in tropical regions
• grandma: Mother of your father or mother
• ifs: Introducing conditions for some things to happen