Vocabulary

• for long: For a considerable period of time.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
• vital for: Absolutely necessary or important; essential.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• in operation: Currently working or functioning as intended.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• dawn: First light of day
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• rarely: Not often (seen, done, etc.); infrequently
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• errand: Short trip to buy, collect something, etc.
• public: Owned by the government
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• ferry: Passenger boat on a regular schedule
• operation: Business or company, or its activities
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• great: Very good; better than before
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• business: A company formed for making profit
• inspect: To look at or examine carefully
• traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
• profession: Act of stating your beliefs or feelings openly
• shortcut: A route that is shorter than the normal
• speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
• lifelong: Continuing through life; lasting a long time
• mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
• shipment: Delivery of goods, e.g. carried by a large vehicle
• clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• fisherman: Man whose job is catching fish
• generational: Concerning people born at about the same time