Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• city center: The central part of a city, especially the main business or commercial area.
• squeeze into: To manage to get into a small or crowded space.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• such as: For example; like
• after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
• for instance: As an example.
• in itself: Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• destination: The place you are traveling to
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• lean: To balance against or on something for support
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• dictate: To speak while someone writes down your words
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• withstand: To remain unaffected by something or someone
• convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• exert: To make something have an effect on something else
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
• friction: Disagreement between two or more people
• pyramid: Four-sided structure with sides meeting at the top
• tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
• hurricane: Very severe storm usually occurs near the ocean
• skyscraper: Very tall building with many stories
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• stable: In a position where something does not fall over
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• sway: Power or influence to control a person or group
• sleek: Having a smooth and appealing shape or surface
• suspend: To hang something or someone from something
• gravitational: Concerning the force of gravity
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
• frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• kinetic: Of or relating to movement
• mega: Big; great; large; impressive
• hydraulic: Of a system operated by water or other liquids
• impractical: Not useful or realistically possible
• aerodynamic: Efficiently designed to move through the air
• gust: Sudden strong blast of wind
• skyline: Outline of objects seen against the sky
• titanic: Concerning great force or power
• orb: Bright circular object, e.g. the sun or the moon