Vocabulary

• in terms of
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• hanging out: To spend time with your friends
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• on offer: Available at a reduced price or with special terms.
• in use: Being used at the present time.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• log in
• in the clear: Free from suspicion or blame; exonerated.
• slippery slope: An idea or course of action which will lead to something unacceptable, wrong, or disastrous.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• around town: In the local area or vicinity.
• check on: To check that things are OK, correct
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• cut loose: To free oneself from a restriction or obligation.
• in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
• sift through: To examine something very carefully in order to find something important or useful.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• pin down: To force someone to clarify their opinion
• interest of: For the benefit or advantage of someone or something.
• have to: Must do
• equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• epidemic: Disease that spreads quickly affecting many
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• incentive: Something that encourages you to do something
• precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• consent: To agree or give approval to do something
• recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• widespread: Happening or existing in many places
• privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
• apparatus: Tools or instruments used for a specific activity
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• opt: To choose one thing rather than other choices
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• sift: To look through and remove less valuable things
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• disperse: To separate and spread out in different directions
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• monitor: To observe and keep a record of something
• transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
• facial: Treatment to improve condition of the skin of face
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• slippery: Difficult to hold or stand as it's smooth/wet/icy
• scrape: To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
• epicenter: Point directly above the focus of an earthquake
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• cultural: Of a particular society's customs and beliefs
• salary: Money an employee is paid each month
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• detriment: Harm; damage
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• candid: Saying what you think openly and honestly
• revival: Process of becoming active, strong or alive again
• snag: To catch something on something sharp
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• snitch: To take by theft; to steal
• granular: Composed of or covered with grain
• yuan: Unit of money in China