Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• have to: Must do
• suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
• dig into: To start eating food enthusiastically.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• spy on: To secretly watch someone in order to gather information about them.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at least: As a minimum
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• write down: To record in writing
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• kind of sad: Slightly sad; a little bit melancholy.
• going on: To continue doing something
• on camera: While being filmed or recorded.
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
• empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
• slightly: Only a little
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• amount: Quantity of something
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• notion: Sudden idea or desire to do something
• chunk: A large bit of something; thick lump
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• comparison: Act of comparing things
• temporarily: For a limited amount of time
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• habitat: Natural place where a plant or animal lives
• boredom: Feeling of being uninterested or unexcited
• toddler: Young child learning to walk
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• devote: To dedicate
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• complexity: State of having many parts and not being simple
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• conservation: Protecting the environment or a species
• outweigh: To be greater than in value or importance
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• minimal: The smallest possible; least
• captivity: State of being held against your will (in prison)
• bob: To move up and down repeatedly
• wildlife: All wild animals
• gazelle: Small fast graceful antelope of Africa and Asia
• freshwater: Water that is not salty
• zoo: Place in a town where wild animals are shown