Vocabulary

• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• fall behind: To get behind or late, because of going slowly
• six times: Multiplied by six; a factor of six.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• in the hospital: Located inside a hospital receiving medical care.
• flaw in: A defect or imperfection in something.
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• at least: As a minimum
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• in future: At a time yet to come; from now onwards.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• have to: Must do
• apartment building: A building with many apartments or flats
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• once and for all: Completely and finally; decisively.
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• poverty: State of being poor
• applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• address: Exact street location of a place
• pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• affluent: Having plenty of money and possessions
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• profit: Benefit from doing something
• intensive: Needing great effort for a short period of time
• utilize: To use something for a particular purpose
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• point: An item to be discussed
• audacious: Fearless, brave and daring
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• greet: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
• perpetuate: To make something continue for a long time
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• kindergarten: School or class for children between four and six
• grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• dual: (Of two similar things) existing/used side by side
• methodology: System or techniques to show how to do tasks
• saturation: Process of totally wetting something
• overtime: Extra time in a sports game
• relegate: To place in a less important place or position
• rite: Act that is part of a religious ceremony
• freshman: Student in the first year of high school, college
• systemic: Affecting the entire body, system
• staffer: Person who works for the US President
• causal: Showing the direct reason for something