Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• human development: The process of improvement in people's well-being and quality of life.
• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• at most: Not more than; a maximum of.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• go on: To continue doing something
• set aside: To reject or throw away, e.g. an idea
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• look back: To think about past events
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• poverty: State of being poor
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• lethal: Causing or able to cause death
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• correlation: The relationship between two variables
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• spike: The top point in a graph
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• require: To demand that someone does something
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• public: Owned by the government
• exceed: To be greater in number, degree than something
• overdose: To take too many drugs, so that you might die
• auditorium: Building used for concerts or lectures
• license: To give official permission to do something
• chart: Drawing showing information in a clear way
• rank: To rate or class things
• part: Division of a book
• overwhelmingly: So it cannot be resisted
• disproportionately: To too great a degree when compared to something
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
• tenure: Land or buildings one owns
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• lax: Not careful about your work or attitudes; sloppy
• registry: Place where official records are kept
• burglary: Action of a thief entering a building to steal
• drunkenness: Temporary state from drinking too much alcohol