Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• at least: As a minimum
• due to: Because of; owing to
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• live through: To experience something difficult or painful and survive it.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• stop working: To cease performing a task or function; to become non-operational.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• pay out: To finish paying a debt
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• contract in: To formally engage someone by contract.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• condemned to: To be destined for a particular fate, usually negative.
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• rely upon: To depend on someone or something; to trust or have confidence in.
• in a box: Contained or confined inside a box or small space.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• western countries: Countries generally located in Europe and North America, characterized by democratic governments and capitalist economies.
• on the horizon: About to happen; approaching.
• deal to: To give or inflict something, often harm or punishment.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• draft in: To bring in people for help, especially temporarily or urgently.
• tip of the iceberg: A small visible part of a much larger problem.
• from time to time: Occasionally; sometimes but not regularly.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• of value: Having worth, importance, or usefulness.
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
• straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• fertility: The state of a female being able to produce young
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• financial: Involving money
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• due: When something is required or expected
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• demographic: Group of people with similar characteristics
• quarter: 25 cents
• millennial: Concerning a millennium (a thousand years)
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• welfare: Program to help poor/unemployed people with money
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• workforce: The total number of working people
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• subsidize: To aid, assist, or help pay a cost or price
• bulge: To curve outward from the surface, as when full
• stabilize: To make stable/consistent, with no major changes
• iceberg: Very large mass of floating ice in the sea
• unsustainable: That cannot be kept up or continued
• childcare: Looking after children and babies
• boomer: Member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s
• bloc: People or nations with similar political aims
• gen: (UK old-fashioned, informal) Information about a particular subject