Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• such as: For example; like
• back to normal: Returned to the usual or expected state or condition.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for instance: As an example.
• contend with: To struggle or deal with something difficult.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• through the roof: Rising to a very high level; skyrocketing.
• vegetable oil: Oil derived from plants, used in cooking.
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• have to: Must do
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• amount: Quantity of something
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• tendency: Likelihood to behave in a particular way
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• recession: Act of moving backward gradually
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• intentionally: With a plan to do or achieve something
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• dairy: Concerning or made from milk
• widespread: Happening or existing in many places
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• fertile: (Of imagination, etc.) working strongly; productive
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• palm: Inner area of a person's hand
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• disposable: Being available to be used or spent
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• intensive: Needing great effort for a short period of time
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• wheat: A kind of grain that is used to make flour
• impose: To make someone to do or endure something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• fertilizer: Substance added to soil to help plants grow
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• nitrogen: A colorless chemical element without a smell
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• contend: To struggle or compete for
• upheaval: Raising of the earth's upper layer
• globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• disarray: State of being in a mess and disorganized
• corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
• federation: Group of organizations joined together
• sunflower: Very tall plant with large, bright yellow flowers
• biofuel: Fuel created from plants, etc.
• policymaker: Someone who makes and decides (government) plans