Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• such as: For example; like
• on credit: Purchasing something now but paying for it later.
• hit back: To retaliate; to respond to an attack or criticism with a similar action.
• on offer: Available at a reduced price or with special terms.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• for the better: Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
• in terms of
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• yes and no: An ambivalent or uncertain answer; a response that is neither a clear affirmation nor a clear denial.
• zoom out: To decrease the magnification of an image, showing more of the scene.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• in the money: To have gained or to possess a lot of money; profitable.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• afford: To make available, to provide
• peculiar: Not usual or normal; strange
• expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
• huge: Very very large
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
• boundary: A division or border to separate two areas
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
• setback: Unfortunate happening that hinders or frustrates
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• leave: To go away from; depart
• affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
• architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• informal: Casual; relaxed
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• insist: To demand that someone do something
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• deficiency: Lack of something that is necessary
• sustainability: Property of being able to be continued/repeated
• faint: To suddenly become unconscious and fall down
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• undergo: To experience or endure something (bad)
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• lagoon: Small lake surrounded by rocks; channel of water
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• business: A company formed for making profit
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• slate: To strongly criticize someone usually in public
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
• societal: Concerning society or a society
• revive: To return to life, good health, strength etc.
• demolish: To destroy completely (e.g. an idea, a building)
• transmission: Part of car including gears affecting speed of car
• provision: Clause in a legal document
• slum: Poor section of a city with poor quality houses
• demolition: Act or state of being destroyed or torn down
• sprawl: To spread out in an uncontrolled way
• contention: Having the possibility of winning
• standpoint: Mental position from which things are viewed
• salvage: To save damaged or discarded material
• waterfront: Harbor or dockyard of city near the water
• relocate: To move to a new or different place
• humankind: All of the living human inhabitants of the earth