Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• next to: Being located along side another
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• negotiate with: To discuss something formally in order to make an agreement.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• have to: Must do
• a wide array: A large and impressive collection or range of things.
• setting off: To start a journey
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• of a lifetime: Describes something very special or unique in one's life.
• for the benefit: In order to help or be useful to someone or something.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• right in front: Directly ahead; in a position immediately before someone or something.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
• integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• practically: Nearly, almost, or in effect
• validation: Act of finding or testing the truth of something
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• comprehensive: Including most or all things
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• wild: In a manner which lacks control
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• strengthen: To make something stronger
• important: Having power or authority
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• vertical: (Of a line, etc.) going up and down; not horizontal
• smack: To slap or hit, e.g. with a resounding noise
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• conservation: Protecting the environment or a species
• critically: As part of the process of judging something
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• recreation: Activities done for pleasure or to relax
• cross: Angry and upset
• bustle: To move energetically or busily
• downtown: Located in the business part of a town
• socialize: To spend time with people; go out and make friends
• curate: To be in charge of selecting and caring for objects to be shown in a museum or to form part of a collection of art, an exhibition, etc.
• fauna: All of the animals living in a certain area, time
• greenery: Green plants growing, or used, as decoration
• flora: Group of all plants that grow in a particular area
• stint: Short period of time
• tagline: Ending line in a joke or story that make a point