Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• build on: To develop or expand something; to use something as a foundation for further progress.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• on the upside: Considering the positive aspects or advantages of a situation.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• per year: For each year; annually.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• such as: For example; like
• under construction
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• susceptible: Likely to fall prey to, be drawn to or influenced
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• culprit: Person who has done something wrong or illegal
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• drastic: Serious, severe or extreme
• account: An advantage
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• retreat: Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• piece: A counter in a board game
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• fill: To make something full
• monument: Something built to remember an event or person
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• metropolis: Very large and important city
• sponge: Soft cleaning material able to absorb water
• globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
• sewer: Underground pipe that removes water and waste
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• greenhouse: Greenhouse gas that makes the Earth get warmer
• underlie: To be the basis, foundation or cause of something
• paved: To build a hard even surface for traveling on
• glacial: Being extremely and especially cold
• barge: Large low boat with a flat bottom
• topography: Physical land form, such as mountains and valleys