Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
• regardless of
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• in a state: In a particular condition or situation.
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• important: Having power or authority
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
• slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
• attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
• weight: How heavy something is
• stall: Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
• relative: Measured or considered in comparison to another