Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• below the surface: Hidden emotions or issues not immediately visible.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
• ramp up: To increase the level or amount of something sharply.
• reduce to: To simplify or condense something.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• below the salt: Belonging to a lower social or economic class.
• feed on: To eat a particular food.
• tremendous: Very good or very impressive
• ingredient: Food item used when making a meal or drink
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
• indigenous: Being naturally from an area, not somewhere else
• dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• bargain: Something bought for a lower price than expected
• grasp: Person's control over something
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• agriculture: The science of farming
• drought: Long period of dry weather
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• evaporate: To pass off or away; to disappear
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• microscopic: Too small to be seen with the eyes
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• laboratory: A place to do scientific experiments
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• renewable: Being able to be replaced naturally
• live: To be alive
• mine: That thing that belongs to me
• oversight: A mistake; something you forget to do
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• main: Most important; most often used
• lithium: Soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
• brine: Water that contains a lot of salt, e.g. sea water
• evaporation: Changing from a liquid into a gas, e.g. steam
• cubic: Measurement of the length, width, and height
• slurry: Mixture of snow, mud, concrete or animal waste
• wetland: Low area where the land is saturated with water