Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• have to: Must do
• at first glance: Upon initial observation or assessment.
• weigh in: To be weighed before a sports event to check you are not over a certain weight
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• on the market: Available for sale.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• such as: For example; like
• shelf life: The length of time for which an item remains usable, fit for consumption, or saleable.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• critical to: Extremely important or essential.
• request for: A formal application or appeal for something.
• look back: To think about past events
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• at least: As a minimum
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• ingredient: Food item used when making a meal or drink
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• transparent: Being open to see and to public criticism
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• stance: A position or opinion stated in public
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• petition: Request to an authority to change something
• investigation: Search for information about something
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• product: Item that can be bought
• taro: Tropical herb grown for its edible root
• dye: A liquid that colors hair, cloth etc.
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
• pathway: A path or way that you can walk
• loophole: Error when making rules allowing people to avoid
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'