Vocabulary

• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• in the space of: Within a certain period of time.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• step into: To enter a place or situation.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• mix it up: To vary or do things differently; to introduce variety.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• run down: To be in a bad condition
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• gender equality: The state in which access to rights or opportunities is unaffected by gender.
• lead lives: To experience a particular type of life.
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• call out: To criticize someone to modify their behavior
• deprivation: State of lacking something needed
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• poverty: State of being poor
• temptation: Something making you want to do/have bad thing
• dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• dignity: Person of high rank deserving respect
• financial: Involving money
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• grain: Seeds of plants used for food
• caveat: Warning or caution in a legal document
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
• undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
• fabulous: Almost impossible to believe, incredible
• humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
• gender: State of being male or female
• radically: Completely or extremely
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• leave: To go away from; depart
• endless: Having or appearing to have no end
• belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• century: Period of 100 years
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• resource: Something that can be used profitably; asset
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• exponential: (Of an increase) at a faster and faster rate
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• compass: Device that shows the direction of north
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• armpit: Hollow place under your arm at the shoulder
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• degradation: Reduction in quality or character
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• scarcely: Only a very short time before
• ozone: Gas protecting the earth from the sun
• planetary: Concerning the orbital characteristics of a planet