Vocabulary

• knock on: To strike a door or window to attract attention.
• going on: To continue doing something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• being driven by: Currently being motivated or controlled by a particular factor or force.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• in terms of
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
• to the rescue: Arriving in time to help or save someone from danger.
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• of a kind: Unique; not like anything else
• have on: To be wearing something.
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• in itself: Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• heading to: Going in a particular direction.
• in the red: Operating at a loss; in debt.
• aside from
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• underestimate: To make too low a guess of something's size, value
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• acute: (Of an angle in math) of less than 90 degrees
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• fertilizer: Substance added to soil to help plants grow
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• point: An item to be discussed
• voyage: Long journey to a distant or unknown place
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• agricultural: Concerning farming, or the land
• podcast: A digital recording (e.g. radio show) for download
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• passage: Process of moving through time
• feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• nitrogen: A colorless chemical element without a smell
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• plant: Factory or a place where things are made
• petrol: Liquid used as fuel in car engines; (US) gasoline
• crucially: To an extremely important or necessary degree
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• mitigation: Act of making less severe or serious
• naval: Concerning a navy or ships used in war
• hunger: Strong desire or need
• worsen: To make or become worse
• unsustainable: That cannot be kept up or continued
• logistical: Concerning planning and organizing a large project
• lance: Weapon like a spear carried by knights in jousts