Vocabulary

• word of mouth: Information spread by people telling each other.
• have to: Must do
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• find out about: To look for information to learn about it
• lights up: Third-person singular present tense of to illuminate something; to make something brighter with light.
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• check out
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• poverty: State of being poor
• spot: A certain place or area
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• stereotype: False categorization of people as all the same
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• whopping: (Informal) huge; very big
• neat: That you approve of; cool
• reluctant: Experiencing or expressing unwillingness to do
• spare: To make (money or time) available for
• permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• collaboration: Act of working with someone to complete a task
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• communicate: To give and exchange information
• generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
• couple: To join something to something else
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• isolation: Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
• convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
• pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• devote: To dedicate
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• sector: Part that a place is divided into
• container: An object that can be used to hold things
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• loneliness: State of feeling sad because you are alone
• merchant: Someone who buys and sells goods
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• business: A company formed for making profit
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• grapple: To engage in close hand-to-hand combat
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• evident: Clearly the case; plain; apparent
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• enrich: To make someone or something better
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• globally: Throughout the world
• uncommon: Not typical; not normal; unusual
• retiree: Someone who has retired from active working
• guesthouse: A small hotel