Vocabulary

• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• such as: For example; like
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• in terms of
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• have to: Must do
• on a regular basis: Happening frequently or at regular intervals.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• go on: To continue doing something
• cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• no shame: Without a sense of embarrassment or guilt.
• on purpose: Intentionally; deliberately.
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• decade: Period of 10 years
• cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• synthetic: Not natural; made from artificial materials
• facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• wreck: Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
• option: A choice
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• devastate: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• point: An item to be discussed
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• significance: The potential for something to have a big effect
• bleak: Desolate and colorless; without much hope
• embarrassment: Shame you feel when you did something wrong
• gamble: To play games to win money
• hash: A mixture of meat, potatoes, and vegetables cut into small pieces and baked or fried
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• abstinence: Not doing things thought to be bad, e.g. drinking
• entrench: To make an opinion fixed so it is hard to change
• heroin: A highly addictive drug, a derivative of morphine