Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• sweet tooth: A great liking for sweet foods.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
• calorie intake: The amount of calories consumed through food and beverages.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• for sale: (object) that people can buy
• no questions asked: Without asking for explanations or reasons.
• as you like: In any way that you want; according to your preference.
• cut in: To interrupt someone's conversation
• eat in: To have a meal at home instead of going out.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• in school: Attending an educational institution.
• end up with: To have something as a result.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• in return: As a reciprocal action or gesture; in exchange or repayment.
• from birth: Since the time someone was born
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• throw away: To fail to take advantage of a good chance
• throw out: To make someone leave, because of bad behavior
• closer to home: Nearer to one's place of residence or origin.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• lead to: To result in some action
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• page in: Contact someone by pager urgently.
• set up
• at least: As a minimum
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• at the moment: At this time; now
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• cut down: To reduce your use of something
• go away: To go on vacation
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• go on: To continue doing something
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• solitary: Done alone; spending a lot of time alone
• commodity: Something useful or valuable, usually for sale
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• abundance: Quantity that is very large or more than enough
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• intake: Amount of something that a person's body consumes
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• century: Period of 100 years
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• programme: A plan or schedule of events
• public: Owned by the government
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• landfill: Burial of garbage, as to build up low-lying land
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• deforestation: Process of removing the trees from an area
• rubbish: To say someone's ideas/actions are no good
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• calorie: Unit for measuring the amount of energy in food
• production: Process of producing or growing food naturally
• professor: Teacher who teaches at a college or university
• bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• rob: Person's name
• tank: Container for holding liquid or gas
• captivity: State of being held against your will (in prison)
• sentient: Having feelings and consciousness
• greenhouse: Greenhouse gas that makes the Earth get warmer
• cycle: Series of regular and repeated actions
• female: Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
• octopus: Sea creature with eight arms or tentacles
• globally: Throughout the world
• stagger: To greatly surprise someone
• vend: To offer something for sale or to sell something