Vocabulary

• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• next to: Being located along side another
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• lead to: To result in some action
• in pursuit: Following or chasing someone or something, typically to catch them.
• in the streets: Located or happening outdoors in public roads or areas.
• in arms: Bearing weapons; ready for or engaged in fighting.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• informed decisions: Decisions that are based on having a lot of knowledge or information.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• last summer: The summer before this one.
• work around: To find a way to avoid a problem or obstacle.
• to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• precious: Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
• quality: Feature associated with someone or something
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• pursuit: Act of following someone to catch them
• volatile: Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
• transparent: Being open to see and to public criticism
• wreck: Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
• congestion: Excessive accumulation of blood/fluid in the body
• organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
• outright: In a complete manner; totally
• expectancy: Excited feeling that something is will happen soon
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• emission: A substance (e.g. gas) released into the air
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• empower: To give someone a power or ability
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• harmful: Likely to cause damage or injury
• bloodstream: Blood flowing through the circulatory system
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• public: Owned by the government
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• point: An item to be discussed
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• miniature: Small model of something larger
• nitrogen: A colorless chemical element without a smell
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• lung: One of the two organs we use to breathe
• burn: To destroy with fire
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• govern: To officially control land and make policies
• cheat: To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• sidewalk: Paved area for pedestrians, usually beside a road
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• backpack: Bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
• waterfront: Harbor or dockyard of city near the water
• civic: Of a town or city; of rights or duties of citizens
• runaway: (Of a victory) easy; hardly contested
• tracker: Person using marks to follow a wild animal
• hometown: Town (or city) where you grew up or where you live