Vocabulary

• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• have to: Must do
• deal with
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• set up
• out of a job: Without employment; having lost one's job.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• at least: As a minimum
• in question: Being doubted or disputed; under discussion.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• update on: To provide the latest information about something.
• do the right thing: To behave in a morally correct or proper way.
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• habitat loss: The destruction or fragmentation of habitats, leading to a reduction in the area where species can live.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• on the job: While working; during the course of employment.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• deprivation: State of lacking something needed
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• financial: Involving money
• conduct: Your behavior
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• cruise: To easily achieve
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• tiny: Very, very small
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• anchor: Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
• habitat: Natural place where a plant or animal lives
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
• slumber: Act of sleeping; sleep
• welfare: Program to help poor/unemployed people with money
• batch: Amount of something that is produced at one time
• embark: To begin a journey; get on a ship or plane
• urgent: Very important and needing immediate attention
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• gig: Show; performance; job for a musician or performer
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
• celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
• cease: To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• abruptly: Suddenly; without warning
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• independence: Having the freedom to make your own decisions
• deadly: Causing or capable of causing death
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
• instruct: To command someone formally to do something
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• bankruptcy: State of having no money and unable to pay debts
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• happen: To take place or occur
• afloat: Remaining on top of a liquid; floating
• datum: Item of factual information
• debit: Amount of money taken out of an account
• advocacy: Request for change
• prevention: Act of stopping something bad from happening
• cape: Clothing without sleeves worn over the shoulders
• bailout: Giving money to help someone get out of debt
• federation: Group of organizations joined together
• android: Robot that looks or seems human
• newborn: Having just/recently arisen or come into existence
• airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
• southwest: Location in the southwestern part of an area
• springtime: Season of growth of plants and trees, after winter