Vocabulary

• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• deal with
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• throw away: To fail to take advantage of a good chance
• next to: Being located along side another
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• the whole story: The complete and unabridged account of something.
• for one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• in real life: In the physical world; not online or in a fictional setting.
• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• watch out: To be careful; to be alert to danger
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• chop down: To cut something with an axe
• blow up: To suddenly become angry
• use up: To use all of; consume
• wipe out: To destroy or be destroyed
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• in commerce: Engaged in buying and selling, especially on a large scale.
• in use: Being used at the present time.
• interact with
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• drop out: To take no part in a society you disapprove of
• in shock: When not enough blood flows round the body
• run through: To pierce with a sharp pointed object
• ramp up: To increase the level or amount of something sharply.
• jump on: To criticize someone suddenly and strongly.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• in one year: Within a period of twelve months.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• go shopping: To go to stores to buy things
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• plop down: To sit or lie down heavily and suddenly, usually because you are very tired or relaxed.
• sit down: To take a seat
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
• at this rate: If things continue as they are now.
• have to: Must do
• in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
• tip of the iceberg: A small visible part of a much larger problem.
• to the core: Completely; fundamentally; in every aspect.
• old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• interact: To talk or do things with each other
• substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• option: A choice
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• curb: Anything that restrains or controls
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• couple: To join something to something else
• obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• resource: Something that can be used profitably; asset
• unrealistic: Not seeing or interpreting things as they are
• satisfaction: Happy feeling because of something that you did
• distribution: Dividing or spreading out to others
• junk: Something that is old, useless, or has no value
• sustainability: Property of being able to be continued/repeated
• harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• leisure: Time when you have no work to do and can relax
• piece: A counter in a board game
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• landfill: Burial of garbage, as to build up low-lying land
• contaminate: To make impure by adding a harmful element
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• disposal: Act of giving or throwing something away
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• finite: Having limits; lasting for a limited time
• skinny: Too thin; very lean
• heel: Back or end part of something
• burn: To destroy with fire
• land: Region or country
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• chuck: To throw carelessly or casually
• mall: Large public area often covered with grass
• ad: Public notice or advertisement
• breastfeed: To feed a baby with breast milk
• obsolescence: Fact of going out of date/starting to be not used