Vocabulary

• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• have to: Must do
• follow on: To happen as a result of something.
• go on: To continue doing something
• at least: As a minimum
• for instance: As an example.
• check out
• going on: To continue doing something
• lock down: To secure a building or area to prevent entry or exit.
• in the moment: At the present time; now.
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• on air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• head out: To leave a place; depart
• bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• to the moon: Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
• for the record: Said to ensure something is officially noted or remembered.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• pipe in: To suddenly interrupt or add to a conversation.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• on its way out: Becoming old-fashioned or obsolete.
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• adrenaline: Chemical in the body that responds to stress, fear
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• quarantine: To isolate ill people to prevent disease spreading
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• astronaut: Person who travels in space
• motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• dire: (E.g. of consequences) very serious
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• mentor: Experienced or wise person who advises others
• coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
• commute: To lessen or shorten a prison sentence
• scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• stressful: Worrying; causing tension
• log: To move a certain distance or speed, as recorded
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• hop: Dance party
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
• backdrop: Contextual meaning or background
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• epicenter: Point directly above the focus of an earthquake
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• bolt: Line of electricity in the sky from lightning
• weigh: To balance things against each other
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• milestone: Significant event in your life (or in a project)
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• exploration: Act of examining something to learn about it
• reminder: Something that causes one to remember something
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• pipe: To speak in a high-pitched voice, like a child
• bark: To make the loud sound of a dog (when angry)
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• infect: To introduce a computer virus to
• chat: To talk in a friendly and relaxed manner
• coyote: Wild dog that is found in North America
• den: Home of some types of wild animals
• badger: Small forest animal with thick black and white fur
• hound: Dog
• outreach: Effort to help, educate, or inform those far away
• spaceflight: Voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere