Vocabulary

• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• allow for: To take into consideration
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
• lead to: To result in some action
• due to: Because of; owing to
• road ahead: The future; what is to come.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• worth a visit: Deserving to be visited; good enough to spend time visiting.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• press on: To continue doing something in a determined way; to persevere.
• thin out: To reduce the number of things in a group or area, making them less dense.
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• factor: Something that influences a result
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• subsequent: Happening after; later
• distinguish: To make something clearly different from others
• prominent: Being important or well known
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• troop: Group of people
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• close: Almost; near
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• quickly: Without taking a lot of time; fast
• supply: Availability of products and services for use
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• road: Long piece of hard land for cars to travel on
• cement: Building material made from gray powder, water
• humiliating: Causing you to feel a loss of self-respect
• marble: A hard type of stone, often used in monuments
• main: Most important; most often used
• censor: To remove inappropriate material from books, films
• persecution: Act of treating badly due to race, religion etc.
• derive: To come from another thing
• refresh: To refill a person's glass with a drink
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• finish: To use or consume all of something
• locate: To find exactly where something is positioned
• army: Large group of soldiers organized to fight in wars
• church: Building where Christians gather and pray to God
• warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
• equip: To provide with necessary materials or skills
• strategically: In a strategic or carefully worked out way
• flatten: To make level and spread out over a surface
• tomb: Small building or stone box where dead body is put
• circus: Shows with clowns animals etc. performed in a tent
• atmospheric: Concerning or located in the air around us
• christ
• southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area
• lime: White containing calcium used in farming
• gravel: Very small pieces of rock often used to make paths
• roman: A typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions
• rome: Leadership of the Roman Catholic Church
• drainage: Process of removing water or liquid from something
• bc: Before Christ; used after dates/years