Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in a vacuum: Existing or considered without relation to other things; isolated from outside influences.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• longer lasting: Continuing or enduring for a greater amount of time.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• on the stock: Present or available in inventory or storage.
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• check out
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• barely: Only just; just possible
• poverty: State of being poor
• utterly: Completely
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
• crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
• catastrophe: Very bad disaster causing much suffering, etc.
• huge: Very very large
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• vacuum: Space with absolutely no air in it
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• ethical: Morally right; following principles of goodness
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• aftermath: The bad result/situation after an event
• stall: Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
• crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• forum: Meeting where people can openly discuss a subject
• shatter: To break into small pieces
• funeral: Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
• harm: To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• great: Very good; better than before
• miniature: Small model of something larger
• disability: Condition limiting your ability to do something
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• deadly: Causing or capable of causing death
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• mankind: All humans thought of as one group; humanity
• disproportionate: Not equal or in balance
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
• blip: Minor problem, delay that does not last very long
• overrun: To exceed or be too much; take too long
• decimate: to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely