Vocabulary

• haul out: To pull or drag something out from a place.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• draw on: To come to its end
• fishing for: Currently trying to get attention or praise from other people.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• splash around: To move and play about in water causing splashes.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• see to: To attend to; take care of
• look up to: To respect or admire someone
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• pick at: To eat only some of your food
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• wind up: To be brought to a state of great tension
• head out: To leave a place; depart
• grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• stark contrast: A sharp, clear, and obvious difference between two things.
• critical to: Extremely important or essential.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• on the beach: Located on the sandy or pebbly area bordering a body of water.
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• kick in: (Of a medicine, plan, etc.) to start to have an effect; become operative
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• evolve: To develop certain features
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• tiny: Very, very small
• prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• gigantic: Extremely large
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• scent: To become aware of the presence of a smell, etc.
• seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• mammal: Animal which drinks milk from its mother
• harbor: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
• proportion: A part of a whole thing
• exceptionally: In an extremely and unusually good way
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• oxytocin: Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• splash: To throw water or liquids in many directions
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• survival: Act of continuing to exist when facing difficulty
• memorize: To study something so that you remember it
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• murky: Being dark, unclear, and difficult to see through
• slap: To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
• mellow: Being completely relaxed and calm
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• land: Region or country
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• stellar: Very brilliant; very successful or good
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• deep: Complex and important
• salmon: Light pinkish orange color
• wiggle: To move from side to side with short fast movement
• dunk: To put a donut, etc. into a liquid to wet it
• growl: To utter a deep sound of anger or hostility
• lifestyle: The type of life that you have; the way you live
• walrus: Arctic sea-animal like seal but with 2 long tusks
• cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• flipper: Flat broad limb of fish used for swimming