Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• check out
• below freezing: At a temperature lower than 0°C or 32°F.
• fix the problem: To find a solution to a problem; to repair something that is broken.
• in service: Available for use; operational
• clamp down on: To take strict measures to control or limit something.
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• have to: Must do
• on a promise: Relying on someone's assurance or commitment.
• lay out: To show or explain your plans carefully
• in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• on offer: Available at a reduced price or with special terms.
• move over: To make room for someone or something by shifting position.
• on the shelf: Located on a shelf.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• plunge into: To begin doing something with great enthusiasm or to become very involved in something.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• account: An advantage
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• asylum: Allowing persecuted people to stay in your country
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• comprehensive: Including most or all things
• plunge: (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• leave: To go away from; depart
• scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
• proceed: To continue to do something; carry on
• revenge: Getting back at someone by hurting them back
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• immigrant: Person moving to another country to live there
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• vow: Very serious promise
• wealthy: Having a great quantity of money or property
• breakdown: When normal activity or behavior stops
• restrict: To prevent a person from doing something
• glitch: Small problem, fault preventing something working
• contamination: Being impure because of a harmful agent
• entrepreneurial: Open to new ideas about starting new businesses
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• freeze: To harden to a solid below zero degrees
• link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• review: To carefully look at the quality of something
• fund: To supply money for something
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• datum: Item of factual information
• rattle: To make a series of sharp noises by shaking
• tub: Another word for a bath
• software: Computer applications and systems
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• trickle: To flow in a thin slow stream
• pope: Bishop of Rome and the head of the Catholic Church
• warm: To become more friendly or to like something
• mosque: Muslim temple or place of worship
• outage: Temporary loss of electrical power
• speak: To be able to use a certain language
• daredevil: Someone who takes risks without thinking of danger
• member: Part of the body of a human, animal
• late: At a time after the expected time
• today: This day; day that is happening now
• enter: To start a career or an education
• clamp: Something used to fasten two things together
• fisherman: Man whose job is catching fish
• imam: Muslim priest or leader
• airbus: Jet airliner build by the Airbus Group