Vocabulary

• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• not surprisingly: In a way that is not unexpected or predictable.
• chip in: To contribute (donate money) to a cause
• by virtue of: By reason of; because of.
• have to: Must do
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
• ambitious: Having the desire to be successful in life, work
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• address: Exact street location of a place
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• huge: Very very large
• virtue: Benefit, advantage, or good result of something
• asset: Thing that has value to you
• ambition: Desire to win or be successful in life, work
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• sewage: Waste matter/excrement carried away in sewers
• agriculture: The science of farming
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• responsibility: Job, task or thing you are expected to look after
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• document: Official (printed) record that gives information
• algae: Green organisms that live in still water
• important: Having power or authority
• sector: Part that a place is divided into
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• fertilizer: Substance added to soil to help plants grow
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• fleet: Group of ships under one commander
• significance: The potential for something to have a big effect
• tunnel: Passage under the ground, often for cars or trains
• surprisingly: In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
• picturesque: Pretty/interesting in a cute, old-fashioned way
• bloom: To flower; to produce flowers
• discharge: To complete a task that has been assigned
• multi: A prefix meaning 'many' or 'more than one'
• inscription: Words that are written or cut into statue, etc.