Vocabulary

• talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
• up to eleven: Taking something to an extreme or maximum level.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• make over: To transfer the ownership of something to someone
• much about: A lot of information or knowledge concerning something.
• on the rise: Increasing; becoming more popular or common.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• have to: Must do
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• check out
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• barely: Only just; just possible
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• tiny: Very, very small
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• prescription: Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
• grain: Seeds of plants used for food
• debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• ingest: To eat, drink, or swallow something
• durable: Able to stay in good condition for a long time
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
• regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
• speculate: To take risks that might lead to big profits
• century: Period of 100 years
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• particle: Adverb or preposition that joins with a verb
• dash: To hit against something with a lot of force
• fertilizer: Substance added to soil to help plants grow
• microscopic: Too small to be seen with the eyes
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• metric: Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
• decompose: To cause (chemical) to separate into smaller parts
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• accumulation: Act of becoming bigger or more over time
• gum: To cover or stick with adhesive
• answer: To reply to a question someone asks
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• dosage: Measured amount of medicine or drug
• additive: Substance added to a food or drink
• shellfish: Sea animals such as shrimps, lobsters, clams etc.
• long: Person's name
• microbial: Concerning, involving or caused by being microbes
• triple: Group or set of three
• toxicity: Quality or degree of being poisonous
• ad: Public notice or advertisement
• info: Shortened form of the word 'information'
• seafood: Fish, shellfish, etc. that can be eaten