Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• going on: To continue doing something
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• make off with: To run away with something; steal
• take down: To capture physically
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• deal with
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• for free: Without charge; at no cost.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• cut down: To reduce your use of something
• go on: To continue doing something
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
• putting the cart before the horse: Doing things in the wrong or illogical order.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• make laws: To create or enact legislation.
• fix the problem: To find a solution to a problem; to repair something that is broken.
• speak out: To express your opinion frankly and publicly, especially about something that you disagree with.
• in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
• pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
• mindset: Way someone things about something
• distraction: Something drawing your attention away from
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• atmosphere: Air around us
• amount: Quantity of something
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• valuable: Being useful or important
• huge: Very very large
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• bounce: A person's energy or confidence
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• strengthen: To make something stronger
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• emit: To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• act: To behave in a certain way
• fertilizer: Substance added to soil to help plants grow
• proposal: Act of asking someone to marry you
• offset: To compensate for or counterbalance the effect of
• comfy: In a position that feels just right
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• business: A company formed for making profit
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
• dividend: Money given to the owners of stock in a company
• bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
• renewable: Being able to be replaced naturally
• cheat: To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
• giveaway: Gift of public resources to benefit a small group
• bogus: Not genuine; false
• sulfur: Smelly yellow chemical often found near volcanoes
• pollutant: Toxic substance harmful to the environment
• racket: Stringed bat used in tennis, badminton etc.
• lax: Not careful about your work or attitudes; sloppy
• wasteland: Uninhabited wilderness worthless for cultivation
• redesign: To change the design or style of something