Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• fill up
• into perspective: To clarify or provide a broader understanding of a situation or issue.
• drive down: To cause something to decrease or become lower.
• equal parts: Amounts that are the same in size or quantity.
• under fire: Being heavily criticized.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• amount: Quantity of something
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• commodity: Something useful or valuable, usually for sale
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• address: Exact street location of a place
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• require: To demand that someone does something
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• account: An advantage
• manner: The way a person acts, talks, or behaves
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• temporarily: For a limited amount of time
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• important: Having power or authority
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• ripple: Small gentle low wave on the surface of water, etc.
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• agricultural: Concerning farming, or the land
• pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
• cord: A long strong material, thicker than string
• greedy: Wanting to have more of something than you need
• petrol: Liquid used as fuel in car engines; (US) gasoline
• dent: Place on a car, etc. where it has been pushed in
• spinal: Concerning the spine or nerves in your back
• coaster: Mat placed under a glass to protect furniture
• diesel: Heavy mineral oil used for power engines
• pipeline: Line of pipes used for carrying gases or liquids
• standpoint: Mental position from which things are viewed
• shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane