Vocabulary

• cut down: To reduce your use of something
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• top up: To add to something so as to increase the amount.
• in effect: In reality; in practice; virtually
• check out
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
• remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• foster: To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• induce: To make someone do something; create an outcome
• slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
• harmony: Pleasing, attractive combination of parts, things
• slight: Small (amount, quality)
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• creative: Having the ability to make something new
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• efficiency: Working well; producing something without waste
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• rubber: Material used to make tires, etc.
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• operation: Business or company, or its activities
• steel: Very strong or determined character in a person
• person: Man, woman or child
• central: Being in the middle
• cooperate: To work together with, to assist someone
• store: To put things in a place for later use
• glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• background: Images, color, or information behind the main one
• brass: Yellow metal made by combining copper and zinc
• sum: Amount when all is added together; total
• peace: Calm and quiet state
• compress: To press tightly together
• underlie: To be the basis, foundation or cause of something
• graphite: Black substance that is used in pencil lead
• eraser: Piece of rubber to rub out a mistake in writing
• ore: Rock containing valuable metal