Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• of the century: The most notable or important in a hundred-year period.
• on the move: Traveling or going from place to place.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
• disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
• touch on: To briefly discuss
• dip into: To spend part of some money which you have been saving.
• heading to: Going in a particular direction.
• down the line: At a later time; in the future.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• jump off: To leave a path or designated area.
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• threshold: Degree or level at which something begins
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• consensus: A decision that is shared by most of a group
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• minority: Group that is smaller and different from the rest
• meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
• role: Character played by an actor
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• important: Having power or authority
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• cliff: High, vertical or steep surface of rock or ice
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• mediterranean: Describing the sea between Italy and Africa
• public: Owned by the government
• piece: A counter in a board game
• finite: Having limits; lasting for a limited time
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• injustice: Unjust act; the practice of being unjust or unfair
• incapable: Not capable or able to do something
• indefinitely: Without limit or end
• flurry: Sudden rush of activity
• renewable: Being able to be replaced naturally
• appease: To give in to someone's demands to avoid conflict
• inverse: Being the opposite of something else
• galvanize: To coat metal with a layer of iron and zinc
• reelection: Act of election or being elected again