Vocabulary

• got to: To arrive at some place
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• get behind: To support or encourage.
• catch fire: To start burning; to ignite.
• in the absence of: When someone or something is not present or available.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• upwards of: More than; at least.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• usher in: To mark the start of something new; to introduce or initiate.
• think back: To recapture the past
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• waste away: To gradually become weaker and thinner, often due to illness or lack of food.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
• move away: To relocate; to go and live in a different place.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• vulnerability: Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• adequate: Enough; good enough for what is needed
• address: Exact street location of a place
• productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
• organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• fundamentally: In a basic and important way
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• methane: Colorless gas without smell often used as fuel
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• landfill: Burial of garbage, as to build up low-lying land
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• compost: Dead plants, leaves or grass, used as fertilizer
• globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
• globally: Throughout the world
• developmental: Concerning the development or growth
• governance: Way a government is run; function of a government
• systemic: Affecting the entire body, system