Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• suck up: To try to gain favor by flattering or fawning.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• per year: For each year; annually.
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• land with: To bring an aircraft down to the ground.
• check out
• at minimum: At the lowest or smallest amount or degree.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• huge: Very very large
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• call: A order or request for action
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
• curb: Anything that restrains or controls