Vocabulary

• around the world: In or to many countries.
• picks up: To catch a criminal and take to police station
• fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• by hand: Done manually; not by machine.
• put through: To connect someone to the number he or she wants
• in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
• make up: To invent or create a story
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• susceptible: Likely to fall prey to, be drawn to or influenced
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• hygiene: Cleanliness; being clean
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
• pneumonia: Serious illness affecting the lungs and breathing
• bulk: Most of something; majority of
• toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
• complimentary: (Of goods) free; available for no money
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• leave: To go away from; depart
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• distribute: To hand out or give to people
• opt: To choose one thing rather than other choices
• tumble: To fall downwards, hitting the ground a few times
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• staff: Employees of a company
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• suitcase: Container for carrying clothes when traveling
• product: Item that can be bought
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• avalanche: Large mass of snow falling down a mountain
• sterile: Completely clean; with no bacteria
• trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
• donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
• divert: To attract someone's attention from something
• nonprofit: Not commercially motivated; charitable
• pollute: To make dirty, impure or harmful to environment
• mini: Small British car