| move more slowly than others | lag behind |
| something that can be successfully carried out | practicable |
| period of ten years | decade |
| count or score | tally |
| importance | significance |
| happening earlier in time | previous |
| a suggestion or sign of what may happen | straw in the wind |
| estimated | appreciated |
| most important | key |
| to enter all the way into something | access |
| to locate | to site |
| of a town or city | urban |
| which both profit from | win-win |
| feasible | doable |
| to grow again | to regenerate |
| to change | to convert |
| equal in size | commensurate |
| giving a bright light when heated | incandescent |
| wealthy | affluent |
| too great | excessive |
| based on two principles | hybrid |
| to prevent | head off |
| not naturally | artificially |
| person walking | pedestrian |
| to lessen in quantity | to deplete |
| liquid for drinking | beverage |