| A | B |
| abandon | to give up or leave s.th. behind |
| ancestor | a person from whom you are descended who lived long ago |
| dawn | sunrise or the beginning of something |
| detect | to notice or discover the existence of s.th. |
| disaster | an extremely bad accident or natural event like an earthquake |
| displace | to move s.th. from its usual place or to replace it |
| drill | to make a hole in s.th. |
| expand | to become larger |
| holy | sacred, having to do with religion |
| identical | exactly the same as s.th. else |
| inevitable | certain to happen and unable to be prevented |
| laboratory | a building or room where scientific research takes place |
| monitor | to regularly check the development or progress of s.th. |
| preceding | coming or happening before |
| precise | exact |
| random | not following a definite order or pattern |
| schedule | a list of events with the times when they will occur |
| track | to follow a trail or evidence left by s.th. |
| witness | a person who was on the scene of an accident or crime and saw it take place |
| zone | an area with particular features or characteristics; an ecozone |