Matching Pairs Plastic-eating fungi vocab.Online version Based on a piece of news from ABC, student has to identify the meaning of certain words which will later appear on the article. by Marcella Endrigo 1 standing-start research 2 stubborn 3 burden 4 landfill 5 expedited 6 feasible 7 by-product 8 to scale up To increase something in size, amount, or production. A person determined to do what they want and who refuses to do anything else. A place where waste is buried in the ground in large amounts. Something difficult or unpleasant that you have to deal with or worry about. From the first steps until its completion. Something caused to be done or progress more quickly. Able to be made, done, or achieved. Something that is produced as a result of making something else.