Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• phase in: To start using or doing things gradually
• third year: The third year of a course of study, especially at a university or college.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• mask up: To put on a face mask for protection.
• at least: As a minimum
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• have to: Must do
• falling apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• evolve: To develop certain features
• compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• tendency: Likelihood to behave in a particular way
• spike: The top point in a graph
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• require: To demand that someone does something
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• factor: Something that influences a result
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• assess: To judge something's value or suitability
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• exceptionally: In an extremely and unusually good way
• reduction: Act of making something smaller
• mindful: Bearing in mind; attentive to
• breakthrough: Important discovery in doing something difficult
• ideally: In a perfect way; very suitably
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• hurricane: Very severe storm usually occurs near the ocean
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• transmission: Part of car including gears affecting speed of car
• vaccination: Type of injection to prevent getting a disease
• ventilation: Act of supplying fresh air to get rid of bad air
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• mitigation: Act of making less severe or serious
• flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
• healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
• underlie: To be the basis, foundation or cause of something
• inexpensive: Having a low price; cheap
• mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
• ventilate: To allow fresh air to enter and circulate in room