Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• top up: To add to something so as to increase the amount.
• have to: Must do
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• out of town: Away from one's usual place of residence or work; absent from the local area.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• with all due respect: A polite phrase used to express disagreement or criticism.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• military: Army or armed forces
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• mutual: Shared between two or more people
• prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
• pursuit: Act of following someone to catch them
• venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
• require: To demand that someone does something
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• aid: To help others and provide things
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• respond: To answer something or someone
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• anchor: Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
• wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
• harbor: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
• vary: To change something and make it different
• scarce: Not many; Not plentiful or abundant
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• decay: To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; rot
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• migrate: To move from one country or place to live or work
• anniversary: Date occuring every year of a past event, wedding
• merchant: Someone who buys and sells goods
• business: A company formed for making profit
• capitalism: Economic system where companies own industry
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• sphere: Area of interest or activity
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• composite: Made of more than one different part
• propagate: To make an idea known by many people
• incubator: Device for keeping newborn babies warm
• arab: Citizen of an Arabic speaking nation
• cassava: Starchy food plant that is the source of tapioca
• infusion: Extraction of materials by soaking in liquids
• bestseller: Book or other product selling in large numbers