Vocabulary

• under the rug: To hide something, especially something embarrassing or damaging.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• deal with
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• black eye: A bruise around the eye, typically caused by a blow.
• poke around: To search or look for something, often in a casual or aimless way.
• to hand: To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• such as: For example; like
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• aside from
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
• pick over: To carefully examine things to select from them
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• go away: To go on vacation
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• amount: Quantity of something
• atmosphere: Air around us
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• sewage: Waste matter/excrement carried away in sewers
• due: When something is required or expected
• agriculture: The science of farming
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• speculation: Taking risks that might lead to big profits
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• algae: Green organisms that live in still water
• scrap: To fight with someone
• prematurely: Before the end of the natural or desired time
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• scrape: To take something off a surface with a sharp tool
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• rug: Small carpet; material used to cover a floor
• seaweed: Plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• lung: One of the two organs we use to breathe
• fare: Money people pay to travel on buses, taxis, boats
• burn: To destroy with fire
• photosynthesis: Process of plants using the sun to make their food
• byproduct: A waste product made from making something else
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• bloom: To flower; to produce flowers
• enlist: To obtain support from someone
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• ash: Gray powder left after a fire
• garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
• pollutant: Toxic substance harmful to the environment
• pollute: To make dirty, impure or harmful to environment
• unsafe: Likely to be dangerous or harmful