ENVIRONMENT

Resource depletion, natural resources, carbon footprint, environmental offset, climate change,
eco-conscious, energy efficient, acid rain, ozone layer, carbon dioxide, sustainable architecture,
contamination, air pollution, fine dust particles, exhausted fumes, combustion engines, oil, gas,
deforestation, defoliation, overgrazing, pesticide, fungicides, soil contamination, potable water,
overpopulation, loss of biodiversity and natural habitat, marine pollution, landslides, soil erosion,
greenhouse gases, fossil fuels, weather patterns, land encroachment, premature death,
environmentalist, conservation programme, threatened/endangered, species, delicately balanced
ecosystem, land clearance, logging, organic/seasonal/local farming, afforestation
POLITICS

Ballot, suffrage, law amendment, law enactment, bipartisan, coalition, coup d’etat(mutiny),
democracy, dictatorship, dissolution(razpadane na gov predi izbori), electorate, grass roots, take
office(be elected), nominee, poll(vote)
MEDIA & NEWSPAPERS

Broadsheets, heavy newspaper(serious), gutter press(yellow), headline, column,

obituary(nekrolozi), comic strip/section, weather report, circulation(tirage), direct quotation, back
issue, tabloid, hot off the press, eye-catching, paparazzi, proof reader, proof checker
TECHNOLOGY

Fast-moving, forward/backward-thinking, cutting-edge, vanguard, science, nanotech, tech cluster,

program, IT sector, computing, comp languages, interface, hardwired, hardware, software, online
course, tutorial, face recognition, pioneer, opinion-former, influencer, blogger, vlogger, social
media, search engine, gadget, gizmo, gear, function-laden, ego-booster, masculinity, tech-savvy,
technophobe, state-of-the-art,
HEALTH

Healthy diet, monitor your diet, routine check-up, health awareness, health-conscious, health
education, regain your health, poor/ill health, health benefit, vigorous exercise, prevent, be in
good shape, dietary habit(regulqrno menu), to meet the dietary requirement, comfort food,
portion, additive, nutrient, binge drinking, overeating, diabetes, allergy, fall ill, back on one’s feet,
feel under the weather, a speedy recovery, clean bill of health, prescription, phone in sick, splitting
headache, to pull a muscle, homeopathy, alternative medicine, medics, remedy, cure, dilute,
agitate(shake), relieve symptoms, placebo,
FAMILY

Immediate/nuclear family, dysfunctional family, distant/blood relative, next of kin,(chovek za

kontakt), descendant, ancestor, household (hora s koito jiveesh), in-laws(semeistvo na
polovinkata), fatherhood, motherhood, to start a family, offspring, children, kids, little ones,
breadwinner(pechelqsh nai-mnogo pari), dependant, stay at home parent, childminder, childcare,
crèche, authoritarian father, younger/older generation, teenager, adolescent, sibling rivalry, run in
the family, hereditary, close-knit family, family ties(bonds), on speaking terms, take after smo, a
chip of the old block, to follow in smo’s footsteps, spitting image, wear the trousers, bitter quarrel,
grown-up, adult, newborn, baby, toddler, reluctant to, encouragement, nurture confidence,

mutual understanding and an invisible bond that ties us together as a family, step forward
whenever they need me, family comes first, apathy to get involved in, broadly followed
convention
IMMOVABLE PROPERTY