Vocabulary

• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• have to: Must do
• deal with
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• easy enough: Sufficiently easy; not too difficult.
• at least: As a minimum
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• social value: The worth or importance of something to society.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in a box: Contained or confined inside a box or small space.
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• off the grid: Not depending on public utilities, especially the supply of electricity.
• live off: To receive money from someone on which to live
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• out of gas: Having no more gasoline in the tank of a vehicle.
• set up
• local communities: Groups of people living in the same area or having particular characteristics in common.
• roll it: To prepare a marijuana cigarette.
• on a daily basis: Happening every day.
• by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• drive in: To enter a place or area by driving a vehicle.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• bring together: To cause people to be friendly or to work well with each other.
• reinvent the wheel: To waste time and effort trying to create something that already exists.
• scale up: To increase in size, number, or extent.
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
• affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
• mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
• cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
• south: Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
• bank: A financial institution that keeps or lends money