Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• human development: The process of improvement in people's well-being and quality of life.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• as we know it: In the form or way commonly understood or accepted.
• deal with
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• red flag: A warning sign or signal of danger or a problem.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
• tip over: To fall or turn over; to overturn.
• branch off: To leave a main road or path and go in a different direction.
• knock on: To strike a door or window to attract attention.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• lead to: To result in some action
• under the hood: Beneath the bonnet of a vehicle.
• go beyond: To do more than planned or expected; exceed
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
• light on: To illuminate something.
• move into: To start living in a new house or building
• allow for: To take into consideration
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• with regards to: Concerning; relating to; about.
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• do over: To repeat an action; do something again
• build out: To expand or develop something, such as a business or system.
• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• mindset: Way someone things about something
• resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• simultaneously: At the same time; all together
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• innovation: Process of creating new ideas or inventions
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• threshold: Degree or level at which something begins
• humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
• boundary: A division or border to separate two areas
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• paradigm: A set of ideas for understanding or explaining
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• fence: Wood, metal structure enclosing an area, land
• coral: Color that is a combination of pink and orange
• aspire: To have a great ambition or goal
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• momentous: Very important or serious
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• ample: (Of quantity, amount) more than enough
• nitrogen: A colorless chemical element without a smell
• reef: Line of rocks or sand at the surface of the ocean
• realization: Act of noticing something not noticed before
• quadruple: To make or become four times bigger in number
• redundancy: Existence of an already present thing as a backup
• greenhouse: Greenhouse gas that makes the Earth get warmer
• linear: Made of lines
• planetary: Concerning the orbital characteristics of a planet
• governance: Way a government is run; function of a government
• stakeholder: Someone who holds a financial share of a business
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• unsustainable: That cannot be kept up or continued
• phosphorus: Yellow chemical that burns in contact with the air
• mulch: Material spread round plants to stop weeds, etc.
• nonlinear: Not in a line or straight progression