Vocabulary

• for certain: Definitely; without a doubt.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• tip the scales: To decisively influence a balance or decision.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• strength: Condition of being strong
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• pursuit: Act of following someone to catch them
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• leave: To go away from; depart
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• sole: The part of your foot which touches the ground
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• staff: Employees of a company
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• fortunate: Having good luck
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• dismantle: To take something apart in an organized way
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• renovate: To repair or rebuild a house, room, etc.
• aquatic: Living or growing near or in water
• supportive: Providing help and support to someone or something
• tenure: Land or buildings one owns
• oval: Being egg-shaped
• terminate: To bring something to and end or finish
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• sustainably: In a way that can continue over a period of time
• lag: Delay between two events
• academia: Academic world; universities and their staff