Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• at scale: In large quantities; with significant reach or impact.
• strip of: A long, narrow piece of something.
• red tape: Formalities; paperwork; official procedure
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• emphasize: To stress the items that are important
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• aid: To help others and provide things
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• due: When something is required or expected
• sanitation: Water systems that protect people's health
• facilitate: To make an action or process easier
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• clarity: Being easy to be seen through, heard or understood
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• element: Essential or particular part of something
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• deprive: To deny someone access to or take away something
• previously: At an earlier time
• speculate: To take risks that might lead to big profits
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• important: Having power or authority
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• overly: To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
• humanitarian: Person who tries to help those in a crisis
• point: An item to be discussed
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• undergo: To experience or endure something (bad)
• violate: To abuse, damage or disrespect
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• cumbersome: Being slow, heavy or difficult to move
• bureaucracy: Governing system with many rules and officials
• inspection: Official examination to make sure everything is ok
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• add: To include as well
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• truce: Agreement between opponents to stop fighting
• close: Almost; near
• visibility: Quality of being able to be seen, as at a distance
• spokesperson: Advocate who represents another’s policy/purpose
• fowl: Bird that is kept on a farm for its eggs and meat