Vocabulary

• going on: To continue doing something
• have to: Must do
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• deal with
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• think through: To consider carefully so all points are covered
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• rein in: To control or limit something.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• go on: To continue doing something
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• wrestle with: To struggle to understand or make a difficult decision.
• out of the way: Remote; isolated.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
• turn back: To stop and move backward on some issue
• clock on: To register the start time of work using a time clock.
• flare up: To suddenly worsen or become more intense (of a medical condition).
• cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
• phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• extreme: Very great in degree
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• plague: To cause to have continual problems with something
• companion: Someone who keeps you company, goes out with you
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• mediterranean: Describing the sea between Italy and Africa
• animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• land: Region or country
• wrestle: To fight someone by holding parts of their body
• perimeter: Outline or border; outer edge
• propagate: To make an idea known by many people
• mosaic: A mixture of various elements
• biomass: Number of living things in a particular area
• insurrection: Rising up against established authority; rebellion
• firefighter: Person whose job is stopping and putting out fires
• homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
• firefighting: Act of fighting fires (as a job)