Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• have to: Must do
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• off the hook: Released from an obligation or responsibility.
• turn off
• do the trick: To solve a problem or achieve a desired result.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• vital for: Absolutely necessary or important; essential.
• water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
• shower: Device producing falling water for cleaning
• tooth: A sharp points on the edge of a machine or tool
• short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
• day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
• clean: Completely; entirely
• easy: Not hard to do; not difficult
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• child: A very young person, between about 2 and 15
• business: A company formed for making profit
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• bad: Not good; wrong
• fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
• brush: To touch against a thing very lightly when moving
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• puzzle: To be a challenge to understand; confuse
• collective: Business owned or controlled by its workers
• prize: Something won in a contest or given as an award
• carefully: In a manner that involves focus and care
• daily: Happening every day
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• century: Period of 100 years
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
• due: When something is required or expected
• public: Owned by the government
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
• fix: Answer to a problem
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
• agriculture: The science of farming
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
• straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
• profitable: Being useful; benefiting someone or something
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• freely: (Living, existing) without being controlled
• tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
• profit: Benefit from doing something
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
• scarcity: Very small or limited amount of something
• stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
• commodity: Something useful or valuable, usually for sale
• virtuous: Having moral goodness
• flourishing: To show and direct attention by waving something
• virtue: Benefit, advantage, or good result of something
• compelling: To force someone to do something