Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• dive in: To start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm.
• recorded history: The period of time for which written records exist.
• heat up: To become warmer; to make something warmer.
• reach down: To extend one's arm downwards in order to grasp or touch something.
• set by: To separate and save for another use or time
• below the surface: Hidden emotions or issues not immediately visible.
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• mammal: Animal which drinks milk from its mother
• harbor: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
• depth: Distance below a surface
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• ever: At any time; at all times in the future
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• point: An item to be discussed
• shrimp: Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
• fill: To make something full
• dozen: 12 people or things
• great: Very good; better than before
• nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
• land: Region or country
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• discover: To find something new that was not known before
• deep: Complex and important
• descend: To go down; to move from a higher to a lower place
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• submarine: Ship that travels above and below the sea
• collect: By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• mount: To attach something to something else
• designate: To officially choose for a position; appoint
• squid: Sea creature with ten arms, and a long thin body
• trench: Long narrow hole dug in the ground
• whale: To strike forcefully, e.g. as a punishment
• submerge: To sink or put below the surface
• octopus: Sea creature with eight arms or tentacles
• lieutenant: Officer in the army, navy, or air force
• diving: To swim deep under water with an air supply
• stagger: To greatly surprise someone
• bathtub: Thing you take a bath in
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• titanic: Concerning great force or power
• seafloor: Bottom of the sea