Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• with the exception of: Excluding; not including.
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• for the benefit: In order to help or be useful to someone or something.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• down the drain: Wasted or lost completely.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• in use: Being used at the present time.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• such as: For example; like
• no laughing matter: Something serious that should not be treated humorously.
• chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• whopping: (Informal) huge; very big
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• fabric: Cloth or material
• nutrient: A chemical living things needs to be healthy
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• innovative: Having or using new methods or ideas
• sewage: Waste matter/excrement carried away in sewers
• emulate: To try to be like; copy; imitate
• intake: Amount of something that a person's body consumes
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• sanitation: Water systems that protect people's health
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• urine: Yellow liquid waste from the body
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• exception: Something different or not included
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• leave: To go away from; depart
• groom: To make neat and smart in appearance
• scarcity: Very small or limited amount of something
• methane: Colorless gas without smell often used as fuel
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• residue: Left over part after most is taken away
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• agricultural: Concerning farming, or the land
• stool: Single seat without support for the arms or back
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• compost: Dead plants, leaves or grass, used as fertilizer
• giggle: To laugh in a childish or silly way
• apocalyptic: Involving great disaster or destruction
• live: To be alive
• pee: To urinate
• belong: To be a welcomed as a new member of a group
• sludge: Very thick type of mud, usually caused by rain
• manure: Animal waste put on soil to help plants grow
• save: To make your computer keep a file
• number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
• israel: Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
• unreliable: Not able to be trusted or believed
• wee: Scottish and Northern English small; short
• farmland: Rural area where farming is practiced
• fibre: Thin natural thread that can be used to make yarn
• poo: Feces