Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• throw out: To make someone leave, because of bad behavior
• in the making: Developing or being made; in the process of becoming something.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• wash out: To erode or be eroded by the force of water.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• apartment building: A building with many apartments or flats
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• a tremendous amount: A very large quantity or number of something.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• per year: For each year; annually.
• waste away: To gradually become weaker and thinner, often due to illness or lack of food.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• strike: To hit something
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• pile: Large amount of something
• address: Exact street location of a place
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• curb: Anything that restrains or controls
• seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
• sanitation: Water systems that protect people's health
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• feasible: Possible; that you can believe will work/succeed
• organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
• equation: Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
• durable: Able to stay in good condition for a long time
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• leave: To go away from; depart
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• sustainability: Property of being able to be continued/repeated
• manual: Done by hand (not machine)
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• stationary: Being still or unmoving
• finite: Having limits; lasting for a limited time
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• proposal: Act of asking someone to marry you
• landfill: Burial of garbage, as to build up low-lying land
• dig: To move material to create a hole
• density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• disposal: Act of giving or throwing something away
• lid: Cover that can be lifted or removed, as on bottles
• trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
• motto: Short sentence/phrase expressing aims of a group
• flimsy: Lacking solidity or strength; light; weak
• compost: Dead plants, leaves or grass, used as fertilizer
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
• divert: To attract someone's attention from something
• sidewalk: Paved area for pedestrians, usually beside a road
• humane: Compassionate; thoughtful; acting like a human
• occupational: Concerning your job or career
• buffet: Meal where eaters select from many various dishes
• pickup: Small truck that has an open back with low sides
• autonomously: Operating independently