Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• at least: As a minimum
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• spread around: To distribute something to a wide area or to many people.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• order in: To request food from a restaurant to be delivered to one's home or other location.
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• have to: Must do
• head south: To decline, worsen, or go in a negative direction.
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• step into: To enter a place or situation.
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• pay back: To return money or a favor
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
• to the life: In a very realistic and exact manner.
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• found: To become aware of something that is happening
• week: Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
• money: Coins or notes we use to pay for things
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• pay: To give money for goods or work done
• letter: One of the 26 parts of the English alphabet
• city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
• today: This day; day that is happening now
• great: Very good; better than before
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• silver: Person's name
• century: Period of 100 years
• rich: Having a lot of money or valuable possessions
• history: Established pattern or record
• call: A order or request for action
• mountain: Very high piece of land, higher than a hill
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• mushroom: Short fungus shaped like an umbrella you can eat
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• dream: A wish or hope for something to happen
• south: Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• silk: Fine cloth material used for making clothes
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• require: To demand that someone does something
• central: Being in the middle
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• tax: To require a lot of physical or mental effort
• search: To examine a person's clothing to find something
• male: Characteristic of boys or men
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• discovery: Learning something for the first time
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• exception: Something different or not included
• precious: Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
• producer: Company producing or growing a certain product
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• administrative: Concerning managing an organization
• fund: To supply money for something
• conquered: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
• emperor: Man who rules an empire
• historian: Someone who studies the course of history
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
• hierarchical: Separating into varying levels of importance
• inherit: To have a quality or feature passed down at birth
• mercury: Silver-white metal that is used in thermometers
• festive: Colorful, exciting or joyous, as for a celebration
• unify: To bring or join together into one
• crown: To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen