Vocabulary

• at a time: Separately; one by one
• metro area: A densely populated urban area and its surrounding suburbs, economically and socially integrated.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in good part: To a large extent; mainly because of something.
• for best: An expression meaning ‘it is better to’ or ‘to do something for the best outcome’.
• out of a job: Without employment; having lost one's job.
• going on: To continue doing something
• in the aggregate: Considering the whole or total amount combined.
• in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• think back: To recapture the past
• in terms of
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• white collar: Relating to the work done in an office or other professional environment.
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• paradox: Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• ordinary: Normal or usual
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• leave: To go away from; depart
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• apocalypse: Great disaster; complete destruction
• excel: To perform an activity better than others
• century: Period of 100 years
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
• expansive: Talkative; speaking freely
• datum: Item of factual information
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• metro: Underground railway or subway
• democrat: An advocate of democratic principles
• displacement: Number of liters a petrol engine has
• mayoral: Concerning a mayor or the office of mayor
• homelessness: Having no home; living on the streets