Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• have to: Must do
• win over: To convince others to support you or your ideas
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• obsession: Irrational motive for performing certain actions
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• atmosphere: Air around us
• whopping: (Informal) huge; very big
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• decade: Period of 10 years
• shift: To change in position or direction
• absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• practically: Nearly, almost, or in effect
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• substantial: (Of a meal) able to satisfy your hunger; filling
• dairy: Concerning or made from milk
• stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• fad: Something popular for a short time
• sodium: A soft, white chemical element
• livestock: Any animals kept for use or profit
• mainstream: Prevailing current of thought
• vegan: Vegetarian who eats no animal or dairy products
• genetically: Caused or controlled, or by genes
• almond: Type of long flat nut
• fill: To make something full
• deforestation: Process of removing the trees from an area
• hysteria: A case of wild, uncontrollable behavior or panic
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• tide: Way opinions or events are developing or changing
• allowance: Money that is given to someone regularly
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• vegetarian: Being made from vegetables and not having any meat
• offender: Person who breaks a law or other rule
• found: To become aware of something that is happening
• veggie: Shortened form of vegetable
• filtration: Process whereby fluids pass through a filter
• greenhouse: Greenhouse gas that makes the Earth get warmer
• main: Most important; most often used
• healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
• health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
• oat: Widely grown grain eaten as, or used in, food
• fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
• heavy: Greater in amount, degree, or severity than usual
• bullish: Expecting a rise in prices
• fat: Amount beyond what is usual or necessary
• farm: Land used for growing crops or raising animals
• safety: Device on a gun to prevent accidental shooting
• whopper: Something big or impressive, e.g. a very big lie
• yogurt: Custard-like food made from curdled milk
• latte: Espresso coffee filled up with hot milk
• tofu: Compressed bean curd used in cooking
• supermarket: Self-service store selling groceries etc.