Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• at least: As a minimum
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• got to: To arrive at some place
• sweep along: To move or carry something quickly and smoothly.
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• flatten out: To become level or less steep.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• cap on: An upper limit or restriction on something, such as spending or quantity.
• above average
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• have to: Must do
• catch fire: To start burning; to ignite.
• of the century: The most notable or important in a hundred-year period.
• store up: To accumulate or collect something for future use.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• fishing for: Currently trying to get attention or praise from other people.
• far and away: By a considerable margin; easily the best.
• fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
• amounted to: To have reached a total of; to be equal to.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• extreme: Very great in degree
• atmosphere: Air around us
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• neutral: Something with pH value of 7
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• due: When something is required or expected
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• drought: Long period of dry weather
• tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
• century: Period of 100 years
• important: Having power or authority
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• equator: Geographical line at zero degrees latitude
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• hay: Dry grass used as food for animals
• atmospheric: Concerning or located in the air around us
• rainfall: Water falling from the sky
• oscillation: Movement from side to side at a steady speed