Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at its peak: At the highest point of achievement, intensity, or development.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• as the crow flies: Distance measured in a straight line from one place to another.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
• interact with
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• fraction: Small part of something
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• commute: To lessen or shorten a prison sentence
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• public: Owned by the government
• relative: Measured or considered in comparison to another
• corridor: Passageway between rooms in a buildings
• efficiency: Working well; producing something without waste
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
• stadium: Building with a sports field for watching games
• reasonable: Being somewhat good, but not great
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• successful: Having the desired effect or result
• density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
• trolley: Cart with wheels, e.g. in a supermarket or airport
• addition: Act of adding something; thing that is added
• valley: Area between mountains with river running through
• propose: To make an offer of marriage
• traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
• transit: System of transportation, often in a city
• rail: To complain or object forcefully
• downtown: Located in the business part of a town
• crow: Large black bird
• metro: Underground railway or subway
• commuter: Someone who travels regularly from home to work
• lax: Not careful about your work or attitudes; sloppy