Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• such as: For example; like
• in areas: Located or occurring within specific regions or locations.
• for instance: As an example.
• move into: To start living in a new house or building
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• instance: An example of something; case
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• productive: Producing things in large quantities; fertile
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• diverse: Being varied or different from each other
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• abundance: Quantity that is very large or more than enough
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• competition: Fighting against others to win something
• paradigm: A set of ideas for understanding or explaining
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• brew: A beer; a drink of beer
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• previously: At an earlier time
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• distribution: Dividing or spreading out to others
• important: Having power or authority
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
• disperse: To separate and spread out in different directions
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• overly: To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
• point: An item to be discussed
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• forage: Plants that animals eat
• deplete: To reduce the amount, strength or number of
• testify: To tell what you know (in court)
• unit: One apartment in a building
• crab: Sea creature with a hard shell and two claws
• participation: Act of being involved in something
• shellfish: Sea animals such as shrimps, lobsters, clams etc.
• otter: Aquatic, carnivorous mammal of the weasel family
• urchin: Small sea animal with stiff parts like needles
• southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area
• fisherman: Man whose job is catching fish