Vocabulary

• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• on the brink of: Very near to experiencing something, usually something unpleasant.
• on the run: Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
• go on: To continue doing something
• on to: Toward something; forward
• against all odds: Despite having very little chance of succeeding.
• going on: To continue doing something
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• beneath the surface: In or under the outer layer of something, often physically below.
• build on: To develop or expand something; to use something as a foundation for further progress.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• ramp up: To increase the level or amount of something sharply.
• set up
• million pieces: A very large number of individual items or components.
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• out of the window: To be discarded or no longer applicable or relevant.
• in the streets: Located or happening outdoors in public roads or areas.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• barely: Only just; just possible
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• civilization: A highly developed society
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• elegant: Having or showing grace, style or beauty
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• brink: Near to happening; on the verge of
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• canal: Channel cut through land for boats or ships
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• fill: To make something full
• clay: Heavy sticky earth used to make pottery
• weave: To make a cloth or baskets by crossing threads
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• tide: Way opinions or events are developing or changing
• lagoon: Small lake surrounded by rocks; channel of water
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• business: A company formed for making profit
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• basin: A sink; a place in a bathroom to wash your face
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• mount: To attach something to something else
• magnet: Metal object that attracts or repels other metals
• giveaway: Gift of public resources to benefit a small group
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• flex: To move a part of the body to stretch muscles
• timber: Used to warn people that a tree is about to fall
• effortlessly: In a manner that requires little or no work
• graze: (Of cows, etc.) to eat grass growing in a field
• primal: Existing from the beginning of known time
• upgrade: To improve something in terms of quality
• disinfectant: Chemical preventing infection by killing bugs
• poster: A large, printed notice or picture
• artwork: the pieces of art, such as drawings and photographs, that are used in books, newspapers, and magazines
• venetian: From Venice, Italy
• marshy: Soft and watery
• rainwater: Drops of fresh water that fall from clouds