Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• count on: To depend on someone
• shut off: To stop the movement of something, such as water
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• turn on
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• at least: As a minimum
• zero in: To focus on a target
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
• in terms of
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• pipe in: To suddenly interrupt or add to a conversation.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• draw on: To come to its end
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• in some places: In certain locations or areas, but not all.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• abide by: To follow a rule; adhere to
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• of value: Having worth, importance, or usefulness.
• deal with
• snow in: To be trapped inside due to heavy snowfall blocking exits.
• dry up: (Of money etc.) to vanish or be nothing left of it
• set up
• for that matter: Used to emphasize that something is true or likely to happen, or to introduce a related point.
• scheduled for: To be planned or arranged for a specific time.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• cut back: To use less of something
• goes to show: To demonstrate or prove something.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• amount: Quantity of something
• commodity: Something useful or valuable, usually for sale
• decade: Period of 10 years
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• valuable: Being useful or important
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• drought: Long period of dry weather
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• count: To add things together to find the total number
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• scarcity: Very small or limited amount of something
• century: Period of 100 years
• important: Having power or authority
• resource: Something that can be used profitably; asset
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• point: An item to be discussed
• shut: To stop being open for business
• constellation: Group of things or people that are similar
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• person: Man, woman or child
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• supply: Availability of products and services for use
• indefinitely: Without limit or end
• petroleum: Oil found in the ground used to make fuel
• con: To trick or deceive someone
• arid: Being very dry and lacking water
• cape: Clothing without sleeves worn over the shoulders
• ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
• underground: (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
• meat: Flesh of a dead animal that you eat
• invaluable: Priceless; cannot be assessed in money
• lake: Large area of water surrounded by land
• brewery: Company or building for making beer
• freshwater: Water that is not salty
• para: Shortened form of paragraph