Vocabulary

• turn into: To change to become something else
• have to: Must do
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• going on: To continue doing something
• for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• go on: To continue doing something
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• in areas: Located or occurring within specific regions or locations.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• peeking out: To be just visible; to emerge slightly or briefly.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• herd mentality: The tendency for people's behavior or beliefs to conform to those of the group to which they belong.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• decade: Period of 10 years
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• occasion: Significant or important event or function
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• backlash: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• ambassador: Official representing a country in another country
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• mentality: Attitude toward, or a belief about something
• feasible: Possible; that you can believe will work/succeed
• acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• profit: Benefit from doing something
• regulation: Act of controlling something with rules or orders
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• sustainability: Property of being able to be continued/repeated
• spray: To cover something with a stream of tiny drops
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• pricey: Expensive; dear; costly
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• greet: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
• herd: Group of the same animal that eat, live together
• peek: To look at something quickly (often secretly)
• income: Earned money from work, investments or business
• coral: Color that is a combination of pink and orange
• area: Amount of measured space
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• detriment: Harm; damage
• complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
• famously: In a manner or to an extent that is well known
• southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area
• merrier: More happy or cheerful