Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• in the field: Working or doing research in a real-world environment, not in a classroom or laboratory.
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• hear of: To know about someone or something because you have been told about them
• go on: To continue doing something
• at a premium: At a high price or great value; scarce and desirable.
• factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• western countries: Countries generally located in Europe and North America, characterized by democratic governments and capitalist economies.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• turn back: To stop and move backward on some issue
• on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
• hold in: To hide your emotions and not let them show
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• in places: In some locations but not others
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• beef up: To be made stronger and stronger
• level off: (Of plane) to start flying at a lower, flat height
• such as: For example; like
• doom and gloom: A feeling of pessimism or despair; a focus on negative aspects.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• got to: To arrive at some place
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• fertility: The state of a female being able to produce young
• narrative: The telling of a story
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• afford: To make available, to provide
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• institute: Organization studying science, engineering etc.
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• leave: To go away from; depart
• treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• delight: Strong feeling of great pleasure
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• holistic: Involving all of something
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• datum: Item of factual information
• historically: In history; in the past
• healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
• globally: Throughout the world
• lag: Delay between two events
• contraception: Birth control; prevention of pregnancy