Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• have to: Must do
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• deal with
• fall behind: To get behind or late, because of going slowly
• for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
• white collar: Relating to the work done in an office or other professional environment.
• in terms of
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• drunk driving: The act of operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.
• knock out: To hit and make unconscious
• under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
• rate it: To give something a score or evaluation based on its quality or merit.
• at this rate: If things continue as they are now.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• the good stuff: Things of high quality or the best kind.
• critical to: Extremely important or essential.
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• come before: To happen or exist earlier in time than something else.
• like anything: Used to emphasize strong intensity or effort.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• advanced technology: Cutting-edge or highly developed technology.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• think over: To consider a problem or issue carefully
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• of the century: The most notable or important in a hundred-year period.
• turn off
• rein in: To control or limit something.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• fall short: To fail to reach a required or expected standard or goal.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• slow down: To reduce the speed
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• rise above: To overcome or surmount a difficult situation or challenge.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• blue collar: Relating to manual work or workers, especially in industry.
• go away: To go on vacation
• next to: Being located along side another
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• for Africa: Intended specifically for the continent of Africa.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• going on: To continue doing something
• in charge: To be responsible for
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• right up there: Among the best or most successful.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in broad daylight: Openly and brazenly, especially during the day when it is easily visible.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
• pick up on: To notice or become aware of something that is not obvious.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• in answer to: As a response to something.
• have on: To be wearing something.
• at the hands of: By the agency or through the actions of.
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• evolutionary: Concerning gradual change over time
• concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• consensus: A decision that is shared by most of a group
• catastrophe: Very bad disaster causing much suffering, etc.
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
• depict: To represent or describe something using words
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
• respond: To answer something or someone
• essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
• mitigate: To make less severe or serious
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• biological: Being related to life and living things
• fascination: Quality that attracts attention
• beneficial: Giving an advantage, having a helpful effect
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• outweigh: To be greater than in value or importance
• afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
• great: Very good; better than before
• collar: Band put around the neck of an animal
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• minimize: To make something seem small or less important
• cooperate: To work together with, to assist someone
• turbulent: (Of water) moving violently and unevenly
• cyber: Concerning the internet
• healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
• gait: Particular way or manner of moving on foot