Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• quite simply: In a clear and straightforward manner; without complication.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• set off: To start a journey
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• tap on: To touch someone or something gently and usually repeatedly, often to attract attention.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• atmosphere: Air around us
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• decade: Period of 10 years
• despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• tactic: One of the ways you attempt to achieve a strategy
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• contemplate: To consider whether you will do something
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• inhale: To breathe in something like air or smoke
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
• exaggeration: Act of trying to make things seem more extreme
• demographic: Group of people with similar characteristics
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• invention: Something new that is different from other things
• century: Period of 100 years
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• accord: Agreement or harmony
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• spray: To cover something with a stream of tiny drops
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• act: To behave in a certain way
• usage: Amount something is used
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• unanimous: Having one opinion agreed to by everyone
• protocol: Written agreement between countries
• spur: To make your horse go faster
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• scientist: Person who is trained in a science
• depletion: Reducing the amount, strength or number of
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
• pedal: Lever worked by the foot, e.g. the brakes of a car
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• vanish: To disappear in a sudden and mysterious way
• antic: Playful trick or prank
• ozone: Gas protecting the earth from the sun
• flammable: Burning quickly and easily
• civic: Of a town or city; of rights or duties of citizens
• propane: Colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum
• synthesized: To combine different things into a new form
• ammonia: Colorless liquid or gas used in cleaning products
• ratification: Act of formally accepting something, as a law
• hairspray: Spray used to hold hair in place
• hoo: Dialect West Yorkshire and Lancashire she