Vocabulary

• stand up to: To resist or fight someone who is being aggressive
• have to: Must do
• first shot: The first attempt at doing something.
• feel right: To seem correct or appropriate; to give a sense of being morally or ethically sound.
• in God's name: Used to express surprise, anger, or urgency.
• cut back: To use less of something
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• on record: Formally and publicly stated
• third year: The third year of a course of study, especially at a university or college.
• first three: The initial three items or elements in a series or sequence.
• beef up: To be made stronger and stronger
• fishing gear: Equipment used for fishing.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• due to: Because of; owing to
• send in: To mail or email an application, etc. somewhere
• harken back: To recall or draw attention to something in the past.
• hold the line: To wait on the telephone.
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• nasty: Very bad, unpleasant, or offensive
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• strength: Condition of being strong
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• hemisphere: One half of a rounded, ball-like object
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• due: When something is required or expected
• persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
• extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• habitat: Natural place where a plant or animal lives
• drought: Long period of dry weather
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• rehabilitation: Helping criminals, etc. to return to normal life
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• public: Owned by the government
• usage: Amount something is used
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• conservation: Protecting the environment or a species
• sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• land: Region or country
• cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
• bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• sassy: Improperly forward or bold
• voluntarily: Of your own free will; not because you were forced
• lord: (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
• patrol: Person or group who checks an area is safe
• bureau: Administrative unit of government
• borough: Section of a city with authority to manage itself
• penguin: Black and white sea bird that cannot fly
• mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• lobby: Main entrance and waiting room of public building
• disconnect: To separate something from something else
• tier: One of the rising rows of seats, e.g. in a stadium
• strife: Conflict or discord
• endanger: To bring a person/thing into a dangerous situation
• gecko: Small chiefly tropical, nocturnal lizard
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• mead: Alcoholic drink made from honey
• waterline: Line painted on ship to show safe limit of water