Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• such as: For example; like
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• poverty: State of being poor
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• fulfill: To finish or provide something successfully
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• sanitation: Water systems that protect people's health
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• strengthen: To make something stronger
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• malaria: Disease caused by being bitten by a mosquito
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• reinvent: To present something in a new and interesting way
• agricultural: Concerning farming, or the land
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• tuberculosis: Disease affecting especially the lungs
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• showcase: Cabinet to display objects or goods for sale
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
• visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
• transformation: A complete change in shape or form of something
• poor: Inferior; below the normal standard
• expo: Large often worldwide exhibition