Vocabulary

• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• get a grip: To control your emotions and behave more calmly.
• at least: As a minimum
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• have to: Must do
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• falling apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• on the verge of: Very near to doing or experiencing something.
• off the ground: Having started or begun to operate or succeed.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• trade in: To give something as part of the payment for something else.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• hold water: To be logical, consistent, or sound; to stand up to scrutiny.
• interest of: For the benefit or advantage of someone or something.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• lead to: To result in some action
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• urge: A strong desire for something
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• imperative: The state of demanding notice or attention
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• famine: Long-lasting period of little food in an area
• pneumonia: Serious illness affecting the lungs and breathing
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• stack: A large number or amount of something
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• indicate: To show something; direct attention to; point out
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• fatal: Causing death; having very bad consequences
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• breed: Kind of / sort of
• minority: Group that is smaller and different from the rest
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• soak: To make something completely wet
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
• coronavirus: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
• trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
• exert: To make something have an effect on something else
• wild: In a manner which lacks control
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• scatter: To throw or move into various different directions
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• verge: Brink or threshold
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• poultry: Birds such as chickens, ducks, geese etc.
• slaughter: Act of killing an animal to get its meat
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• peasant: A person of low social status who works on a farm
• designate: To officially choose for a position; appoint
• enact: To make a bill into law
• backyard: Made in an amateurish or non-professional way
• teem: To have many active living things moving inside
• tonic: An invigorating fresh energy boost
• pus: Yellow fluid produced from inflamed wound, etc.
• atlas: Book of maps
• pork: Meat of a pig, used for food
• yuan: Unit of money in China