Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• shoot out: A gunfight, especially one involving police and criminals.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• work out
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for too long: For an excessively extended period.
• on the basis of: Because of; using as a reason or justification.
• all the things: Everything; all items or aspects
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• deal with
• habitat loss: The destruction or fragmentation of habitats, leading to a reduction in the area where species can live.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• get stuck in: To become enthusiastically involved in something.
• get behind: To support or encourage.
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• habitat: Natural place where a plant or animal lives
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• politician: Someone whose job is in politics
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• act: To behave in a certain way
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• plight: Difficult situation
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• person: Man, woman or child
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• flick: To hit something with your finger to move it
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• landlord: Someone who owns and rents a place to people
• underlie: To be the basis, foundation or cause of something
• prudent: Careful; wise; responsible
• restoration: Renewing/repairing building to its original state
• countryside: Natural open land away from towns
• sustainably: In a way that can continue over a period of time
• fairness: Situation when everyone is treated equally
• populism: Naive political doctrine typical of common people
• spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
• superpower: State powerful enough to influence world events
• congest: To be or become very crowded