Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• set up
• with time: As time passes; eventually.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• at least: As a minimum
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• zoom out: To decrease the magnification of an image, showing more of the scene.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• free up: To make something available for a particular use.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• add up to: To amount to a particular sum or total.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• strict: Tending to enforce rules; severe
• financial: Involving money
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• consistency: Quality of behaving or meaning the same
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• hub: Center of action or interest
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• land: Region or country
• predictable: Capable of being guessed before it happens
• workforce: The total number of working people
• lifetime: The time between birth and death
• transit: System of transportation, often in a city
• outward: Going away from a place that will be returned to
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• metro: Underground railway or subway
• underground: (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
• lifestyle: The type of life that you have; the way you live
• shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
• unmatched: Having no equal; better than the rest