S-SC - space

Question 1

grab - v
He grabbed (hold of) his child’s arm to stop her from running into the road.

Answer 1

to get something quickly

Question 2

power bar - n

Answer 2

a type of snack which gives you energy

Question 3

rehydrate - v
Cover the mushrooms with water and rehydrate them for 10 minutes.

Answer 3

that has had water removed from it or is too dry, you make it absorb water

Question 4

rocket fuel - n
In those days speed enjoyed a vogue as an energy-producing rocket fuel for naughty boys and girls to stay up and party all night.

Answer 4

something that gives you energy or encourages you to do something, or that encourages something to happen / strong alcoholic drink or drugs

Question 5

rocket science - n
The job is challenging, but it’s not exactly rocket science.

Answer 5

something that is difficult to do or understand / the science of designing or building rockets

Question 6

pit someone/something against someone/something - pv
The climbers pitted themselves against the mountain.

Answer 6

to cause sb to fight or compete against sb else

Question 7

a clash of ideas - idiom
The advance of knowledge and culture rests on criticism and a clash of ideas.

Answer 7

a disagreement of opposing ideas, ideologies, or concepts

Question 8

to be exacerbated by smth
The new law only exacerbates the problem.

Answer 8

to make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse

Question 9

frontier - n
[фронтир]
Nepal has frontiers with both India and China.

Answer 9

the extreme limit of understanding or achievement in a particular area / a border between two countries

Question 10

tentatively - adv
[тентенвли]
The project, tentatively called Viva, is in the early design stages.

Answer 10

in a way that lacks confidence; hesitantly

Question 11

launch - v
[ланч]
The programme was launched a year ago.

Answer 11

to start or set in motion (an activity or enterprise)

Question 12

spacecraft - n
a manned/unmanned spacecraft (= with/without people inside)

Answer 12

a vehicle used for travel in space

Question 13

the arms race - n

Answer 13

an acquisition of military capability between two or more countries

Question 14

missile - n
Missile attacks on the capital resumed at dawn.

Answer 14

a flying weapon that has its own engine so that it can travel a long distance before exploding at the place that it has been aimed at

Question 15

intercontinental ballistic missile - n

Answer 15

a ballistic missile with a minimum range of 5,000 kilometres primarily designed for nuclear weapons delivery

Question 16

nuclear warhead - n

Answer 16

the explosive head of a missile or torpedo that uses nuclear energy

Question 17

space probe - n

Answer 17

a small spacecraft, with no one travelling in it, sent into space to make measurements and send back information to scientists on earth

Question 18

manned - adj

Answer 18

(of an aircraft or spacecraft) having a human crew

Question 19

satellite - n
The World Cup was transmitted around the world by satellite. / The moon is Earth’s satellite.

Answer 19

a device sent up into space to travel around the earth, used for collecting information or communicating by radio, television, etc.

Question 20

lunar landing - v

Answer 20

an occasion when astronauts land on the moon