Vocabulary

• knock on: To strike a door or window to attract attention.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• critical to: Extremely important or essential.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• carry out
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• left out: To forget; omit
• in places: In some locations but not others
• to that end: In order to achieve that aim or purpose.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• at least: As a minimum
• looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• in terms of
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• decade: Period of 10 years
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• keen: Being eager or excited for something to happen
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• account: An advantage
• asset: Thing that has value to you
• primarily: In the most basic or important way
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• due: When something is required or expected
• minority: Group that is smaller and different from the rest
• gender: State of being male or female
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
• census: Survey to collect data about people in an area
• important: Having power or authority
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• postpone: To schedule for a later time
• point: An item to be discussed
• draft: Withdrawal of money from the bank
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• fill: To make something full
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• exceed: To be greater in number, degree than something
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• migration: Process of moving to live in another place
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• contentious: Tending to create argument or division
• datum: Item of factual information
• exclusion: Act of preventing someone from taking part
• unnecessary: Being more than needed or not needed
• participation: Act of being involved in something
• reshape: To form something into a new shape
• populous: Having a large population
• caste: Social class, e.g. in Hinduism
• logistic: Concerning planning and organizing a large project
• logistical: Concerning planning and organizing a large project
• marginalize: To make a person or group powerless or unimportant