Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• have to: Must do
• sea wall: A wall built to prevent the sea from eroding or encroaching on an area of land.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• strike down: To officially rule that a law or decision is not valid or legal.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• such as: For example; like
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• due to: Because of; owing to
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
• food source: A place or thing from which food is obtained.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• at least: As a minimum
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• strike: To hit something
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• tiny: Very, very small
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• due: When something is required or expected
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• habitat: Natural place where a plant or animal lives
• harbor: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• terrific: Spoken excellent; wonderful
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• overhaul: To repair and fix something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• worship: Acts of respect and honor to God or a god
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• fictional: Including people and events that are not real
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• seaweed: Plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
• wire: Thin, flexible thread of metal
• translate: To change something into a different state
• studio: Place for painting, broadcasting, etc.
• balance: Instrument for weighing things
• incompatible: Not able to get on, be used together
• erosion: Process of wearing away by water, wind, or ice
• judicial: Concerning the orders and laws of a court
• potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
• coy: Withholding information that could be revealed
• bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
• kelp: Large brown seaweed with fluted leathery fronds
• shoreline: Boundary line between land and water