Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• hit the road: To begin a journey; to leave.
• back alley: A narrow lane or passage behind buildings in urban areas.
• pass by: To go past someone or something.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• stop over: To visit a place for a short time during a longer journey.
• pass over: To cross or bypass
• habitat loss: The destruction or fragmentation of habitats, leading to a reduction in the area where species can live.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• bird: Animal with feathers that uses wings to fly
• station: (Army) to be posted to a place to perform duties
• winter: Time or season of idleness or decay
• close: Almost; near
• important: Having power or authority
• yearly: Once a year; every 365 days
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• food: What people and animals eat to live
• warm: To become more friendly or to like something
• home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
• tall: High in height
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• eat: To put food in your mouth
• breakfast: First meal of the day
• face: To cover a surface with something like paint
• song: Distinctive series of sounds made by a bird
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• unchecked: With the details not yet confirmed as correct
• pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• building: To establish e.g. a reputation, over time
• packing: To put things in a suitcase to go on a trip
• doubling: To be used for two functions at the same time
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• insect: A small animal with 6 legs, such as a bee or ant
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• weight: How heavy something is
• search: To examine a person's clothing to find something
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• land: Region or country
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• greet: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• departure: Act of leaving a place, to start a journey
• huge: Very very large
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• outdoor: Happening, used, or done outside a building
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• loss: Friend, family, or other loved person's death
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• reflective: Having the ability to reflect light, heat, sound
• tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
• poisonous: Harmful; unfriendly; unpleasant
• eagerly: With eagerness; in an eager manner
• dipping: To decrease or lower temporarily
• breed: Kind of / sort of
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• habitat: Natural place where a plant or animal lives
• comprise: To be made up of (different parts)
• restrict: To prevent a person from doing something
• migration: Process of moving to live in another place
• tank: Container for holding liquid or gas
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• attribute: (Of books, art, music) to say it was composed by
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• suburban: Of residential areas outside a city
• migrate: To move from one country or place to live or work
• gauntlet: Thick heavy glove worn to protect hands and arms
• pollination: Putting pollen on a plant so it makes seeds
• enchanting: To hold the admiration of others; charm
• erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
• pesticide: A chemical substance used to kill pests
• bloom: To flower; to produce flowers
• gauge: A tool used to measure things
• astounding: To surprise someone greatly
• collision: Act of crashing into someone or something else
• navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area