Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• have been around: To have a lot of experience in life.
• into perspective: To clarify or provide a broader understanding of a situation or issue.
• contrary to: In opposition to; against.
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• interest of: For the benefit or advantage of someone or something.
• fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• dedicate: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• incentive: Something that encourages you to do something
• awareness: Having knowledge of something
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• contrary: (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• habitat: Natural place where a plant or animal lives
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• sustainability: Property of being able to be continued/repeated
• act: To behave in a certain way
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• exploitation: Abuse of, or selfish behavior towards someone
• cattle: Cows or bulls on a farm
• license: To give official permission to do something
• herd: Group of the same animal that eat, live together
• confine: To hold or imprison someone in a place
• graze: (Of cows, etc.) to eat grass growing in a field
• costly: Being very expensive, often wasteful
• checkout: Counter in a supermarket where you pay for goods
• herder: Person who cares for a herd
• externality: Quality or state of being outside or exterior