Vocabulary

• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• have to: Must do
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• forget about: To stop thinking about something; to ignore something.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• live up: To be as good as expected or promised.
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• down the drain: Wasted or lost completely.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• go to jail: To be sent to prison as a punishment for committing a crime.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• amounted to: To have reached a total of; to be equal to.
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• at least: As a minimum
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• by accident: Without intending to; unintentionally.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• get at: To criticize someone, often personally
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• check out
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• amount: Quantity of something
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• shrink: To become smaller
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• huge: Very very large
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• intention: Aim or purpose
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• scam: A trick to fool other people to get their money
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• equation: Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• expectancy: Excited feeling that something is will happen soon
• ensure: To make something sure, certain, or safe
• demographic: Group of people with similar characteristics
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• pyramid: Four-sided structure with sides meeting at the top
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• adjust: To change; to attain a desired state or function
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• migrate: To move from one country or place to live or work
• intervene: To get involved to try to prevent trouble
• trust: To expect confidently
• workforce: The total number of working people
• retirement: Time later in life when you stop working
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• migration: Process of moving to live in another place
• payroll: Money needed to pay those working for a company
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• unsustainable: That cannot be kept up or continued
• foreseeable: That can be predicted in the future
• unpopular: Disliked by many people