Vocabulary

• fill in: To put earth in e.g. a hole
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
• settle out: To reach an agreement or compromise, especially in a legal dispute, without going to trial.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• hot air: Meaningless or exaggerated talk; empty rhetoric.
• going on: To continue doing something
• sketch out: To make a rough plan or drawing of something.
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• high and low: Searching everywhere thoroughly.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• check on: To check that things are OK, correct
• cool down: To become cooler; to reduce in temperature.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• lead to: To result in some action
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• shift: To change in position or direction
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• instantly: In a manner without delay; immediately
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• grumpy: Easily annoyed and complaining
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• hemisphere: One half of a rounded, ball-like object
• moisture: Small amount of wetness that can be felt
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• resemble: To be similar to in looks or manner
• tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• circulation: Movement of blood through the body
• desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
• mighty: Having great strength or great size
• prevail: To be successful against enemy/problem
• equator: Geographical line at zero degrees latitude
• fill: To make something full
• land: Region or country
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• cinema: A place for showing movies
• cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
• variable: Having the ability to change or vary
• frozen: Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• polar: Concerning the areas near the North or South poles
• bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
• tundra: Flat frozen region that has no trees
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
• circulate: To go round continuously
• tornado: Violent storm with strong winds
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• add: To include as well
• arid: Being very dry and lacking water
• atmospheric: Concerning or located in the air around us
• dry: (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
• island: Area of land that is surrounded by water
• rainforest: Ancient forest growing in tropical regions
• south: Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
• north: Direction to your left when facing the rising sun
• southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area