Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• cut down: To reduce your use of something
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• at least: As a minimum
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• fix the problem: To find a solution to a problem; to repair something that is broken.
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• book on: A book about a particular subject.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• break up
• get into it: To become interested in something and enjoy it.
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• got to: To arrive at some place
• set up
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• has over: To invite someone to your house.
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• spot: A certain place or area
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• shed: Small building used for storage
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• valuable: Being useful or important
• backlash: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society
• drastic: Serious, severe or extreme
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• minority: Group that is smaller and different from the rest
• convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
• petition: Request to an authority to change something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• sharp: Person's name
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• overhaul: To repair and fix something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• public: Owned by the government
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• unbearable: Not able to be accepted or tolerated
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• densely: Thickly (filled or covered)
• admittedly: Used to show (slight or unwilling) agreement
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• sway: Power or influence to control a person or group
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• restrict: To prevent a person from doing something
• land: Region or country
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
• plant: Factory or a place where things are made
• part: Division of a book
• allocate: To distribute or set apart for a plan or purpose
• area: Amount of measured space
• fix: Answer to a problem
• infuriate: To cause to get extremely angry or furious
• asphalt: Hard mixture used to make roads and streets
• reclaim: To get back something that was lost; recover
• subsidy: Money paid to keep the cost or price affordable
• global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
• porous: With many tiny holes so liquid, etc. passes through
• drainage: Process of removing water or liquid from something
• greenery: Green plants growing, or used, as decoration
• throughput: Amount of data passing through a system