Vocabulary

• phase out: To gradually end a task, or sell a product
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• at its peak: At the highest point of achievement, intensity, or development.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• step to: To approach someone or something, often with a specific purpose.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• out of a job: Without employment; having lost one's job.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• making ends meet: To manage to live on the money you have.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
• bond: Rope, chain or other thing used to tie someone up
• tangible: Able to be touched or felt; real
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• fraction: Small part of something
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• require: To demand that someone does something
• pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• seek: To ask someone for help
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• agriculture: The science of farming
• anticipation: Pleasurable feeling about a future event
• dedication: Addressing book, song to someone to show respect
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• mitigate: To make less severe or serious
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• soar: (Of prices, etc.) to increase a lot in a short time
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• inequality: Situation where things are not equal, fair
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• emit: To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• hub: Center of action or interest
• transaction: An exchange in business usually involving money
• staff: Employees of a company
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• province: Subject that a person has a good knowledge of
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• renewable: Being able to be replaced naturally
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• cop: Slang for police officer
• proactively: So as to head off anticipated future problems
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• degrade: To reduce in amount or strength
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• barren: (Of a woman) not able to have children
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• blueprint: Plans of how buildings will be built
• hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food