Vocabulary

• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• have to: Must do
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• social workers: Professionals who work to improve the lives of individuals, families, and communities by providing support, resources, and advocacy.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• seek out: To look for and find someone or something, especially when it is not easy to find.
• put aside: To save money regularly.
• go on: To continue doing something
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• connected with: Related to; associated with.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• fall behind: To get behind or late, because of going slowly
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
• frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• frustrating: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• fraction: Small part of something
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• ensure: To make something sure, certain, or safe
• empower: To give someone a power or ability
• tick: To function properly or normally
• compliance: Act of obeying a law, etc.
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• prototype: A first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed
• citizen: Person who belongs to and has rights in a country
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• area: Amount of measured space
• bureaucratic: Characterized by too many rules or officials
• wildlife: All wild animals
• overload: To make a machine work too hard so it might break
• visibility: Quality of being able to be seen, as at a distance
• traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
• overrun: To exceed or be too much; take too long
• disinformation: Information intended to confuse others