Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in terms of
• critical to: Extremely important or essential.
• for instance: As an example.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in places: In some locations but not others
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• at least: As a minimum
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• instance: An example of something; case
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• legitimate: Being born to legally married parents
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• military: Army or armed forces
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• ambition: Desire to win or be successful in life, work
• deficit: Amount less than what is needed or required
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• pivotal: Having a lot of importance
• tariff: List of fixed prices at hotel
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
• sequel: Story, movie etc. that follows another similar one
• point: An item to be discussed
• hinder: To make something slow or difficult
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• dictionary: Book with the spellings and meanings of many words
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
• intertwine: To wind together; to cause to be wound together
• oval: Being egg-shaped
• semiconductor: Silicon chip used in computers
• constrain: To make someone do something by strong persuasion
• showdown: Game or contest where final result will be decided