Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• next to: Being located along side another
• go on: To continue doing something
• hard by: Very near or close to something.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• have to: Must do
• dry up: (Of money etc.) to vanish or be nothing left of it
• plug out: To disconnect an electrical device by removing its plug.
• in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• enthusiastic: Excited and interested in something
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• blast: To attack someone with words
• occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• gigantic: Extremely large
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• terrain: Characteristics (e.g. rough) of a piece of land
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• majestic: Characterized by an imposing or stately appearance
• temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
• objective: Being real, rather than simply being an idea
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
• beneficial: Giving an advantage, having a helpful effect
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• conveyor: Person who conveys (carries or transmits)
• demolish: To destroy completely (e.g. an idea, a building)
• dispatch: To send (people or objects) somewhere
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• renovate: To repair or rebuild a house, room, etc.
• freight: Commercial transportation of goods
• live: To be alive
• municipal: Concerning a city or town government
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• saint: Person who is very good, kind or patient
• rubble: Rough, broken stones from destroyed building
• long: Person's name
• close: Almost; near
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• mountain: Very high piece of land, higher than a hill
• bathtub: Thing you take a bath in
• mammoth: Large extinct animal resembling a hairy elephant
• southeastern: Area in the south and east