Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• check out
• clear up: To tidy things away, e.g. dirty dishes after meal
• up top: In or at the highest position or location.
• on site: At the location of a particular activity or project.
• with the exception of: Excluding; not including.
• have been around: To have a lot of experience in life.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• such as: For example; like
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• up to speed: Fully informed; aware of the latest information
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• require: To demand that someone does something
• extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
• obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• exception: Something different or not included
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• stubborn: Unwilling to give way or obey
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
• point: An item to be discussed
• daily: Happening every day
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• renewable: Being able to be replaced naturally
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• diesel: Heavy mineral oil used for power engines
• ethanol: Alcohol especially when it is used as a fuel
• tank: Container for holding liquid or gas
• biodegradable: Capable of being decomposed by e.g. bacteria
• gasoline: Liquid we put in cars to make them run
• hose: Tube that carries a liquid
• creek: Water channel that is smaller than a river
• costly: Being very expensive, often wasteful
• zoom: Camera lens used to magnify images
• purification: Act of removing unwanted substances
• kerosene: A liquid fuel used in heaters, lamps
• railroad: System of tracks on which trains travel
• drake: Male duck
• biofuel: Fuel created from plants, etc.
• bingo: Game of chance played by calling random numbers