Vocabulary

• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• down with: Suffering from an illness.
• spread all over: To become known or distributed widely throughout an area or group of people.
• come down with: To become ill with a disease or illness
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• on the news: Reported or broadcasted as part of a news program.
• in heat: (Of a female mammal) ready to mate.
• spend more time: To dedicate a greater amount of time to a particular activity or person.
• one too many: More than is acceptable or advisable; excessive.
• online shopping: The activity of buying goods or services over the Internet.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• after hours: After the usual closing time.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• far and away: By a considerable margin; easily the best.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• on the same wavelength: Having similar ideas or feelings; understanding each other well.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at least: As a minimum
• relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• consider: To think carefully about something
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• atmosphere: Air around us
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• indicate: To show something; direct attention to; point out
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
• reassure: To make feel less worried about something
• lapse: (Of license, etc.) to stop being valid; expire
• invasive: Entering the body, etc. in a destructive way
• log: To move a certain distance or speed, as recorded
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• public: Owned by the government
• confirm: To formally approve or check something
• campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• shut: To stop being open for business
• jam: To block a signal (e.g. radio waves)
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• land: Region or country
• business: A company formed for making profit
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• university: High-level educational institution; college
• site: Place that is reserved for a particular activity
• benchmark: Standard by which other similar things are judged
• cart: Vehicle on wheels for carry things; trolley
• latitude: Distance north or south of equator shown by a line
• backbone: Strength and determination
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• safari: Tour to watch animals in their natural environment
• mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
• aurora: Solar wind electrical activity in the night sky
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
• warm: To become more friendly or to like something
• wavelength: To have similar feelings
• browser: Software that lets you search for information
• dune: Hill made of sand that is formed by the wind
• ad: Public notice or advertisement
• untouched: Still full
• online: Connected to the internet
• chrome: Shiny metal often found on car bumpers
• info: Shortened form of the word 'information'
• ion: Atoms with either a positive or negative charge
• cookie: A flat, round sweet baked food
• blooded: To be initiated into something, e.g. a secret club