Vocabulary

• cut back: To use less of something
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• on the verge of: Very near to doing or experiencing something.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• at a loss
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• update on: To provide the latest information about something.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• compromise: To weaken your position or views
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• amount: Quantity of something
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• valuable: Being useful or important
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• intake: Amount of something that a person's body consumes
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• breach: To break laws or barriers (e.g. walls)
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• sodium: A soft, white chemical element
• deposit: Concentration of mineral left by a river
• important: Having power or authority
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
• organization: Group of people with a particular purpose
• public: Owned by the government
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• assure: To confirm; state with certainty something is so
• nitrogen: A colorless chemical element without a smell
• sneeze: Act of air suddenly being forced out of nose/mouth
• frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• atmospheric: Concerning or located in the air around us
• sulfur: Smelly yellow chemical often found near volcanoes
• contagion: Communication of an emotional state among people
• woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
• silicon: Mineral used in making steel and computer parts
• coy: Withholding information that could be revealed
• borne: To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
• chainsaw: Machine-powered saw that cuts with a sharp chain
• unharmed: Not injured, or damaged; safe
• levee: Structure to prevent a river from overflowing