Vocabulary

• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in places: In some locations but not others
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• chip away: To gradually make something weaker or smaller.
• cut down: To reduce your use of something
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• incentive: Something that encourages you to do something
• reluctant: Experiencing or expressing unwillingness to do
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• financial: Involving money
• disguise: Change in appearance so you will not be noticed
• valuable: Being useful or important
• require: To demand that someone does something
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• anonymous: Unknown; with no name revealed
• corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• justify: To give good reasons for something
• intrusive: Appearing or getting involved where not wanted
• corrupt: To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
• verify: To prove that something is right, accurate or true
• public: Owned by the government
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• unravel: To work out the meaning of, in a slow careful way
• own: To have something as your property
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• rogue: Being corrupt, dangerous, or uncontrollable
• anonymity: When no one knows your identity
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• business: A company formed for making profit
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• transparency: Quality of being open to see/to public criticism
• nominee: One put forward or suggested for an award/position
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• underway: Happening now
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic