Vocabulary

• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• swim in: To move through water by using your arms and legs.
• scheduled for: To be planned or arranged for a specific time.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• due to: Because of; owing to
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• halfway through: At or in the middle of a period of time or an activity.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• fill out: To become fatter
• try out: To try to win a place on a team in a group
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• according to plan: Following the original plan or schedule without deviation.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• walk over: To treat someone badly, as if they had no rights
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• cool off: To become cooler.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• therapy: Treatment to help cure an illness
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• initially: At first; originally
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• therapist: Person skilled in a particular type of therapy
• facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• sewage: Waste matter/excrement carried away in sewers
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• additional: Further or added
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• century: Period of 100 years
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• partially: In part; in some degree; not wholly
• ceremony: Special social or religious event
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• schedule: A list of events and their times
• sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
• postpone: To schedule for a later time
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• host: Mass; a great number
• contaminate: To make impure by adding a harmful element
• stadium: Building with a sports field for watching games
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
• license: To give official permission to do something
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• tunnel: Passage under the ground, often for cars or trains
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• contamination: Being impure because of a harmful agent
• preliminary: Happening or necessary before a thing happens
• basin: A sink; a place in a bathroom to wash your face
• reservoir: A lake storing water for use by the community
• sewer: Underground pipe that removes water and waste
• mayor: Head of a town or city government
• nearby: Close to where you are
• bridge: Structure built over river, road so you can cross
• tower: Tall, narrow building
• triathlon: Distance race where you swim, ride a bike, and run
• composite: Made of more than one different part
• cancel: To end a legal, business, or other agreement
• overflow: (Liquid) to flow over the edge of something
• dame: Title of respect given to a woman
• rainstorm: Storm with rain